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Antonyms for captious
ˈkæp ʃəscap·tious
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captiousadjective
Synonyms:
faultfinding, nitpicky, hypercritical, critical, carpingcaptiousadjective
Synonyms:
sophistical, thorny, tricky
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
captious
Antonyms:
appreciative, commendatory, encouraging, complimentary, approving, laudatory, flatteringSynonyms:
carping, caviling, censorious, hypercritical, cross, fault-finding, critical, cynical, petulant, irritable, splenetic, touchy, peevish, fretful
Princeton's WordNet
captious, faultfindingadjective
tending to find and call attention to faults
"a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
Antonyms:
uncriticalSynonyms:
faultfinding(a), faultfinding
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
captiousadjective
Synonyms:
critical, carping, censorious, caviling
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#7874 | encouraging | |
#9440 | complimentary | |
#16843 | approving | |
#33588 | appreciative | |
#33864 | flattering | |
#83108 | uncritical | |
#161216 | laudatory |
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