Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Troublesome and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Troublesome" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
Troublesome
Troublesome adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Captious and troublesome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Troublesome".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and captious
- mean and troublesome
- demanding and captious
- demanding and troublesome
- harsh and captious
- harsh and troublesome
- disagreeable and captious
- disagreeable and troublesome
- uneasy and captious
- uneasy and troublesome
- contrary and captious
- contrary and troublesome
- touchy and captious
- touchy and troublesome
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