captious
adjectiveHow many syllables in captious?
There are 3 syllables in the word captious.How to pronounce captious:
Definition of captious:
- captious (adjective):
- adjective. tending to find and call attention to faults.
- marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
Synonyms for captious:
carping
caviling
cavilling
censorious
critical
demanding
deprecating
discerning
disparaging
fault-finding
faultfinding
hypercritical
judgmental
merciless
nagging
nit-picking
overcritical
particular
rejective
Antonyms for captious:
accepting
accommodating
approving
clear
clement
commendatory
compassionate
complimentary
easily pleased
easy-going
encouraging
flattering
forbearing
forgiving
gracious
humane
indiscriminate
indulgent
kind
laid-back
laudatory
lenient
long-suffering
magnanimous
merciful
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