Captious and Wrong

Captious

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Wrong

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Captious and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Wrong".

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Wrong and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/wrong
Captious & Wrong. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/wrong>.
Wrong or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/wrong.
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