Captious and Trying

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Trying adjective - Difficult to endure.

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Captious and trying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Trying".

Nearby Words: try, tried

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Trying and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/trying

Captious & Trying. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/trying>.

Trying or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/trying.

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