Captious and Vain

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Vain adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.

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Captious and vain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Vain".

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness

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Vain and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/vain

Captious & Vain. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/vain>.

Vain or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/vain.

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