Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Reproving and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reproving" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
Reproving
Reproving adjective - Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective.
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Synonyms for Reproving
Captious and reproving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Reproving".
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Related pairs
- particular and captious
- particular and reproving
- critical and captious
- critical and reproving
- demanding and captious
- demanding and reproving
- harsh and captious
- harsh and reproving
- sarcastic and captious
- sarcastic and reproving
- disparaging and captious
- disparaging and reproving
- severe and captious
- severe and reproving
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