Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Untrue and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untrue" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
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Untrue and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/untrue
Captious & Untrue. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/untrue>.
Untrue or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/untrue.
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