Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Self-righteous and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-righteous" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
Self-righteous
Self-righteous adjective - Excessively or hypocritically pious.
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Captious and self-righteous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-righteous".
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Self-righteous and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/self-righteous
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Self-righteous or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/self-righteous.