Captious and Refractory

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Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.

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Refractory and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refractory" instead an adjective "Captious".

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Refractory adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Captious and refractory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Refractory".

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Refractory or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/refractory.

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