Synonyms for captious
Updated: 10-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
Some common synonyms of captious are: captious [a.] 1. Censorious, cavilling, carping, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding. 2. Crabbed, snappish, testy, touchy, waspish, splenetic, cross, snarling, acrimonious, cantankerous (colloq.), contentious. 3. Ensnaring, insidious.
Synonyms of captious
captious [a.]
1. Censorious, cavilling, carping, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding. 2. Crabbed, snappish, testy, touchy, waspish, splenetic, cross, snarling, acrimonious, cantankerous (colloq.), contentious. 3. Ensnaring, insidious.Read More about: captious
