Synonyms of 'captious'

adjective

fault-findingDictionary, critical, carping

fault-finding

critical

He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.

carping

They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.

nagging

He tried to ignore the screaming, nagging voice of his wife.

disparaging

He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks.

deprecating

nit-picking (informal)

Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail.

censorious

He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.

cavilling

hypercritical

women who are hypercritical of their bodies

Additional synonyms

carping

They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.

fault-finding

critical

nagging

picky (informal)

nit-picking (informal)

hard to please

cavilling

hypercritical

captious

nit-picky (informal)

cavilling

nit-picking (informal)

censorious

hypercritical

captious

censorious

If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.

He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.

Nearby words of 'captious'

capsize
capsule
captain
captious
captivate
captivation
captive
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'C'

Source

Thesaurus for captious from the Collins English Thesaurus

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Dictionary definition

apt to make trivial criticisms ; fault-finding ; carping

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