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What is another word for
captious
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Tending to find fault or raise petty objections
That captures
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something
Feeling angry or annoyed
Characterized by a lack of sincerity
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious
Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature
Feeling sick with an urge to vomit
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▲
Adjective
▲
Tending to find fault or raise petty objections
critical
carping
cavilling
UK
fault-finding
hypercritical
censorious
deprecating
disparaging
nagging
overcritical
niggling
nit-picking
pedantic
pettifogging
quibbling
caviling
US
criticising
UK
criticizing
US
disapproving
faultfinding
hair-splitting
judgemental
judgmental
nitpicking
rejective
pass-remarkable
pernickety
acrimonious
cantankerous
cavillous
contrary
crabby
cross
demanding
exacting
exceptive
finicky
hairsplitting
irritable
negative
nitpicky
peevish
perverse
petty
petulant
sarcastic
severe
testy
thorny
touchy
tricky
trivial
unfair
unjust
very critical
fussy
picky
condemnatory
overnice
punctilious
overscrupulous
reproachful
over-exacting
hard to please
casuistic
sophistical
perfectionist
deprecatory
meticulous
scathing
condemning
fastidious
censuring
judgy
unfavourable
UK
sophistic
unfavorable
US
nit-picky
nice
subtle
complaining
over-censorious
over-particular
precise
castigatory
precisionist
exact
scrupulous
denunciatory
trifling
reproving
contemptuous
stern
over-rigorous
over-strict
dogmatic
literalistic
finical
literalist
persnickety
formalist
purist
scholastic
pejorative
particular
casuistical
pharisaic
griping
calumniatory
belittling
cutting
cynical
bellyaching
derogatory
whingeing
difficult to please
self-righteous
impossible to please
fine
overexact
overprecise
overrefined
unsympathetic
on someone's back
querulous
grousing
grouchy
moaning
grumbling
unforgiving
prevaricative
evasive
elusive
reprobatory
reprobative
grouching
whining
sophisticated
mean
ultra-critical
culpatory
accusatory
denouncing
reprehending
vituperative
reproaching
chiding
severely critical
overexacting
berating
damning
bleating
overparticular
slighting
scolding
critic
humbling
diagnostic
demeaning
harsh
trenchant
sharp
discerning
penetrating
biting
choleric
withering
discriminating
analytical
satirical
lowering
insignificant
piddling
paltry
kvetching
mithering
chuntering
unimportant
picayune
equivocating
minor
dissatisfied
discontented
full of reproof
uncomplimentary
denigratory
abusive
depreciative
scornful
insulting
derogative
depreciatory
detractive
disdainful
accusing
offensive
derisory
degrading
denigrative
defamatory
hostile
contumelious
damaging
scurrilous
decrying
slanderous
libellous
UK
opprobrious
libelous
US
unflattering
derisive
injurious
discouraging
antagonistic
vilifying
unfriendly
adverse
rude
hurtful
nasty
deprecative
poor
maligning
bad
invective
vitriolic
spiteful
upbraiding
inimical
calumnious
catty
low
detracting
sneering
scurril
vituperatory
truculent
scurrile
traducing
malicious
sharp-tongued
damnatory
denigrating
admonitory
disrespectful
accusive
adversarial
sardonic
incriminatory
slating
knocking
adversary
accusatorial
personal
disavowing
opposing
minimizing
US
vicious
dismissive
detractory
discrediting
minimising
UK
antipathetic
jaundiced
inhospitable
prejudicial
dishonouring
UK
scandalous
mud-slinging
naysaying
counter
defaming
dishonoring
US
despiteful
malevolent
humiliating
ill-disposed
malign
insolent
debasing
reviling
brusque
cruel
disappointed
blameful
proscriptive
admonishing
shrewish
cursing
accusative
familiar
intrusive
impertinent
cheeky
ambiguous
equivocal
frowning
imputative
recriminatory
boot-faced
disapprobatory
scoffing
jesuitical
reprehensive
unpleasant
displeased
maledictory
scandalmongering
muckraking
backbiting
contemptible
arrogant
mocking
condescending
diminishing
deflating
maledictive
slurring
virulent
discreditable
venomous
hateful
irreverent
disadvantageous
sniping
dyslogistic
downgrading
ironical
obloquious
castigating
calumniating
ranting
aspersive
blunt
aspersing
untoward
libeling
US
injuring
excoriating
despicable
hurting
offending
abasing
libelling
UK
vile
shaming
malignant
disgracing
vulgar
unhelpful
honest
candid
attacking
undermining
disobliging
invalidating
obstructive
stark
straightforward
realistic
outspoken
vexatious
unappealing
corrosive
caustic
abrasive
destructive
troublesome
uncharitable
snide
straight from the shoulder
epithetical
warts and all
more ❯
“If it is not wide-ranging and erratic,
captious
and unpredictable, it is not taste but snobbery.”
Adjective
▲
That captures
bewildering
confusing
devious
disingenuous
entrapping
malicious
misleading
Adjective
▲
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
fastidious
fussy
picky
particular
finicky
choosy
exacting
demanding
pernickety
nice
dainty
finical
persnickety
discriminating
choosey
critical
finicking
delicate
scrupulous
punctilious
meticulous
fussbudgety
careful
pedantic
overnice
hypercritical
perfectionist
precise
difficult
nitpicking
faddy
refined
squeamish
exact
painstaking
overdelicate
overcritical
assiduous
sedulous
stickling
queasy
thorough
old-maidish
over-particular
hard to please
nit-picky
hair-splitting
pass-remarkable
difficult to please
impossible to please
easily disgusted
very careful
selective
fault-finding
faddish
nit-picking
discerning
overparticular
prissy
over-fastidious
choicy
inflexible
fine
detailed
sensitive
select
eclectic
perceptive
acute
astute
fussbudget
anal
fiddly
cautious
tasteful
judicious
discriminatory
keen
sticklerish
tough
prim
puritanical
obsessive
fretful
rigorous
fuddy-duddy
discriminative
sharp
opinionated
excessively orderly
awkward
complex
complicated
carping
niggling
tricky
rough
mincing
overprecise
hairsplitting
prudish
pure
stuffy
overfastidious
heedful
picky-picky
conscionable
trivial
old maidish
punctual
strict
proper
old womanish
schoolmarmish
strait-laced
cultivated
uncompromising
methodical
hard-to-please
scrutinising
UK
scrutinizing
US
Victorian
conscientious
insightful
shrewd
perspicacious
stiff
mathematical
stringent
extremely particular
priggish
rigid
fixed
scientific
cultured
discriminational
differential
aesthetic
UK
artistic
with good taste
individualizing
US
individualising
UK
wise
esthetic
US
prudent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something
scoffing
mocking
sardonic
scornful
cynical
sneering
satirical
derisive
caustic
contemptuous
jeering
disparaging
taunting
sharp
ironical
biting
cutting
mordant
acerbic
satiric
disrespectful
trenchant
offensive
mean
contumelious
scorching
corrosive
arrogant
bitter
salty
carping
acid
acerb
irascible
backhanded
acrimonious
brusque
needling
saucy
scurrilous
chaffing
twitting
austere
ornery
disillusioned
cussed
evil
severe
weisenheiming
hostile
snarling
smart-alecky
sarcastic
snarky
scathing
barbed
scalding
acidulous
acrid
tart
smart-mouthed
pungent
acidic
smart-aleck
stinging
vitriolic
ironic
sarky
snide
ridiculing
mordacious
nasty
dry
disdainful
wry
derisory
critical
malicious
denigratory
insulting
tongue-in-cheek
harsh
irreverent
incisive
keen
slighting
jibing
double-edged
dismissive
derogatory
deprecatory
ridiculous
withering
twisted
defiant
uncomplimentary
witty
hurtful
spiteful
wise
lampooning
farcical
belittling
poignant
virulent
burlesque
devastating
humorous
pointed
contemptible
condescending
clever
implausible
contradictory
exaggerated
backbiting
alert
atypical
curious
spicy
quick-witted
abrasive
impertinent
wicked
contorted
droll
blistering
deprecating
unbelieving
skeptical
US
cynic
misanthropic
suspicious
misanthropical
pessimistic
penetrating
shrewish
vituperative
disapproving
brutal
unsparing
fierce
searing
savage
distorted
crooked
uneven
deformed
warped
venomous
teasing
detracting
pillorying
unkind
insinuating
ferocious
pathetic
sceptical
UK
silly
cockamamy
absurd
ludicrous
laughable
risible
cockamamie
comical
preposterous
pawky
awry
aslant
askew
skewwhiff
supercilious
waspish
astringent
piercing
polemic
ill-natured
rapier-like
razor-edged
gally
rude
out-of-line
flip
cocky
fresh
cheeky
smart
sassy
snidey
nervy
crusty
wounding
coruscating
burning
demeaning
haughty
degrading
derogative
superior
decrying
pejorative
abhorrent
depreciative
depreciatory
detractive
denigrative
unpleasant
hateful
hypercritical
overbearing
insolent
snotty
egotistic
snooty
sniffy
cruel
extremely critical
sulphurous
UK
sulfurous
US
despicable
abusive
full of contempt
opprobrious
for the birds
parodying
Hudibrastic
Rabelaisian
spoofing
paradoxical
spoof
bantering
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling angry or annoyed
cross
angry
annoyed
snappy
vexed
grumpy
impatient
irritable
petulant
irascible
peeved
churlish
disagreeable
surly
fractious
grouchy
peevish
put out
testy
cantankerous
crotchety
snappish
tetchy
waspish
irritated
querulous
irate
irked
piqued
upset
choleric
displeased
galled
resentful
touchy
apoplectic
crabby
dyspeptic
livid
ratty
splenetic
mad
riled
sullen
ireful
narky
pettish
shirty
sore
steamed
stroppy
wild
cranky
crook
crusty
fiery
liverish
perverse
prickly
raspy
ropeable
short
snarky
snippety
snippy
soreheaded
steamed up
stuffy
vex
waxy
fretful
hoha
snaky
wroth
aerated
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
eggy
faultfinding
jumpy
mardy
tooshie
bad-tempered
hot-tempered
ill-humoured
UK
ill-tempered
short-tempered
ill-humored
US
quick-tempered
teed off
ticked off
bent out of shape
hopping mad
in a bad mood
not best pleased
out of humour
foaming at the mouth
hacked off
hot under the collar
in a lather
on the warpath
up in arms
as cross as two sticks
in a paddy
out of humor
out of sorts
fit to be tied
in a bate
chippy
crabbed
huffy
quarrelsome
ornery
ill-natured
peppery
edgy
peckish
argumentative
curmudgeonly
uptight
scratchy
miffy
complaining
mean
moody
bilious
disputatious
sour
feisty
like a bear with a sore head
sulky
difficult
truculent
scrappy
thin-skinned
critical
combative
confrontational
miserable
contentious
belligerent
temperamental
bellicose
whingy
on edge
aggressive
morose
pugnacious
shrewish
antagonistic
sorehead
militant
contrary
whining
bitter
litigious
grumbling
gladiatorial
agonistic
warlike
discordant
brawly
assaultive
on a short fuse
carping
whingeing
awkward
bearish
tense
hostile
brusque
out of temper
harsh
acrimonious
volatile
fault-finding
tough
obstinate
waspy
sensitive
discontented
trying
cross-grained
dour
fussy
short-fused
spiteful
threatening
nasty
restive
disputative
curt
cynical
oversensitive
restless
whiny
tart
acrid
exasperated
sharp
saturnine
mumpish
vinegary
grousing
pertinacious
dissatisfied
factious
ungracious
polemical
acid
defiant
salty
passionate
venomous
vindictive
controversial
polemic
warring
cussed
uneasy
wrangling
bickering
anxious
oppugnant
bolshie
worried
fidgety
stressed
nervous
ill at ease
unsettled
huffish
disgruntled
bristly
twitchy
gruff
glum
unsociable
agitated
pouty
unquiet
misanthropic
crybaby
overstrung
ticklish
recalcitrant
snarling
unruly
iracund
iracundulous
pouting
in a mood
malicious
het up
malignant
uncooperative
gloomy
hasty
refractory
hotheaded
growling
blunt
fretting
childish
chuffy
froward
easily offended
highly strung
indomitable
having got out of bed the wrong side
ugly
arsey
unpredictable
battling
fighting
grumbly
negative
dissentious
hypercritical
foul-tempered
excitable
hard to please
obstreperous
aggers
hot-blooded
nasty-tempered
out-of-sorts
spoiling for a fight
ready for a fight
have chip on shoulder
bloody-minded
troublesome
opinionated
uncompliant
indocile
vinegarish
overwrought
distraught
uncomfortable
plaintive
murmuring
brooding
unhappy
censorious
griping
filthy
hypersensitive
worked up
wrought up
distressed
inharmonious
provocative
offensive
destructive
moaning
bemoaning
whimpering
wailing
crying
deploring
lamenting
catty
challenging
dissentient
wreck
rattled
ructious
tempestuous
arguesome
militaristic
hawkish
spiky
having a chip on one's shoulder
having got out of bed on the wrong side
unfriendly
nagging
sarcastic
brief
scornful
impassioned
turbulent
violent
war
brawling
toey
biffo
jingoistic
sabre-rattling
warmongering
battleful
scolding
rancorous
snide
criticizing
US
dicey
hazardous
unsafe
perturbable
hot
flip
fierce
looking for trouble
have a bone to pick
loudmouthed
have it in for
ardent
on the outs
at loggerheads
backbiting
cattish
wired up
wound up
vixenish
sharp-tongued
criticising
UK
huffy irascible
bundle of nerves
nervy
insecure
wired
apprehensive
skittish
unstable
brittle
neurotic
hysterical
antsy
jittery
hinky
goosey
keyed up
perturbed
troubled
dithery
atwitter
queasy
queazy
aflutter
stressy
adrenalized
excited
like a cat on a hot tin roof
like a cat on hot bricks
hung up
on pins and needles
high-strung
on tenterhooks
demanding
stubborn
uncompromising
overbearing
intractable
unrelenting
unreasonable
unamenable
unaccommodating
grim
hardheaded
boorish
rigid
inflexible
hard-nosed
obdurate
pigheaded
tyrannical
picky
fastidious
finicky
disobliging
importunate
strong-minded
pitiless
strict
single-minded
set in one's ways
hard-line
finical
tiresome
hard to handle
unmanageable
invidious
bull-headed
steadfast
choosy
fiendish
uppity
headstrong
resolute
immovable
oafish
rude
thrawn
stiff
stiff-necked
delicate
dogmatic
intransigent
oppressive
hard to satisfy
irritating
unflinching
contrarious
overcritical
wrong-headed
inexorable
impolite
unyielding
opinionative
unbending
obstructive
perfectionist
balky
particular
over-particular
dictatorial
naysaying
hot-headed
impetuous
emotional
furious
malevolent
vehement
wrathful
explosive
vitriolic
indignant
easily upset
abrupt
malign
vicious
unpleasant
impulsive
enraged
unkind
fuming
inflamed
raving
ferocious
intense
inhospitable
stormy
mercurial
rough
outraged
infuriated
snarly
incensed
provoked
melodramatic
heated
hateful
raging
rabid
inflammable
hurtful
envenomed
savage
incandescent
poisonous
frenzied
ranting
uncivil
caustic
adversarial
in a temper
abusive
inimical
discourteous
terse
fervent
virulent
aggrieved
fervid
scathing
animated
moping
maleficent
wicked
bad
uncongenial
lively
mopey
atrabilious
ballistic
angered
rankled
spirited
dark
flighty
hyperexcitable
hyperkinetic
overemotional
ill-mannered
acerbic
burning
ticked
seething
malefic
aggravated
pernicious
agitable
frantic
feverish
demonstrative
foaming
boiling
roiled
quick
steaming
enflamed
infuriate
rebellious
volcanic
shaken
hopping
riley
choked
storming
spare
passional
wilful
willful
evil-intentioned
hate-filled
cheesed off
beside oneself
easily provoked
going crook
easily agitated
easily frightened
seeing red
horn-mad
ready to fight
in a huff
in a fume
blue in the face
in bad mood
beside yourself with rage
in a pet
in high dudgeon
with all guns blazing
prima donna-ish
in a frenzy
scowling
embittered
foul
eccentric
menacing
humourless
UK
humorless
US
disrespectful
uncontrollable
offended
inconsiderate
uncharitable
unsympathetic
frowning
mopish
erratic
unsmiling
unhelpful
spunky
acute
tempersome
forceful
bad-humored
joyless
broody
dejected
grudging
evil
jaundiced
blue
wounded
mopy
kittle
baleful
viperous
mighty
antipathetic
narked
ungenerous
zowerswopped
like a bear
glowering
louring
mean-spirited
unindulgent
perversely irritable
black
wriggly
pushy
squirmy
having short fuse
hot under collar
sharp-tempered
antagonized
US
wiggly
apt to fly off the handle
maddened
hacked
very angry
miffed
bloodthirsty
tilting
wrestling
martial
skirmishing
angerful
cheerless
psyched up
disapproving
cold
convulsed
evil-minded
roused
nettled
rousted
got up on wrong side of bed
dramatic
under arms
bugged
frustrated
over-emotional
a bundle of nerves
all wound up
keen
glowing
dogged
scandalized
US
buffaloed
steamed-up
hottempered
antagonised
UK
shocked
scandalised
UK
self-assertive
itching to fight
disturbed
cruel
mordant
skittery
fluttery
spooky
spasmodic
fed up
browned off
torrid
charged
amorous
blazing
trenchant
tumultuous
boiling mad
hyperactive
hyper
sardonic
cutting
all steamed up
raging mad
peed off
overcome with anger
at boiling point
discomposed
uncontrolled
alarmable
rash
intolerant
reckless
galvanic
enthusiastic
overzealous
susceptible
in a rage
beside yourself
rubbed the wrong way
blown a gasket
off the air
burned up
bummed out
at end of one's rope
hot and bothered
pushed too far
in a filthy temper
barbed
paroxysmal
cyclonic
convulsive
effusive
vigorous
zealous
abrasive
crude
alarmed
fearful
all shook up
withering
biting
pointed
unceremonious
knock-down-and-drag-out
blood-and-guts
aroused
hammer and tongs
bang-bang
distracted
short fused
self-conscious
fraught
unrestful
embarrassed
discomfited
mordacious
brusk
stinging
vitriolous
blowing hot and cold
undiplomatic
offhand
flaming
warm
perfervid
nutty
dismayed
harassed
tormented
shaky
anguished
perplexed
bothered
wrung
disquieted
suspicious
in turmoil
palpitant
afraid
all nerves
like a fish out of water
on the qui vive
cavalier
bluff
astringent
corrosive
fiddle-footed
searing
wounding
acidulous
brisk
slashing
red-hot
warm-blooded
gung-ho
razor-edged
rapier-like
breviloquent
thoughtless
unmannerly
dripping with malice
squint-eyed
direct
graceless
bad-mannered
short-spoken
no-nonsense
matter-of-fact
to the point
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by a lack of sincerity
Pecksniffian
insincere
hypocritical
phoney
UK
fake
artificial
pretended
feigned
phony
US
backhanded
unctuous
mealy
counterfeit
mealymouthed
double
jive
lip
false
duplicitous
deceptive
dissembling
lying
faithless
fraudulent
hollow
canting
specious
spurious
snide
affected
feigning
glib
jivey
oily
unnatural
unreliable
deluding
pharisaic
smooth
pietistic
sanctimonious
pharisaical
assuming
bland
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
fishy
moralistic
pious
two-faced
double-dealing
double-faced
phoney-baloney
phony-baloney
Janus-faced
left-handed
self-righteous
smooth-spoken
smooth-tongued
formal
goody-goody
holier-than-thou
deceitful
dishonest
untruthful
perfidious
disingenuous
mendacious
untrue
treacherous
pretend
dissimulating
shifty
sly
disloyal
devious
evasive
unfaithful
put-on
slick
pretentious
ambidextrous
cynical
untrustworthy
sham
deceiving
knavish
invalid
misleading
back-stabbing
mala fide
hypocritic
Tartuffian
Pharisaic
Pharisaical
cunning
underhanded
guileful
artful
crafty
beguiling
backstabbing
sneaky
foxy
tricky
exaggerated
overdone
underhand
double dealing
unsound
flimsy
not candid
lacking sincerity
not frank
pseud
slippery
dual
unconvincing
insignificant
weak
hollow-hearted
devoid of validity
with tongue in cheek
faux
bogus
pseudo
simulated
unqualified
mock
inauthentic
imitation
dud
dummy
unauthentic
cod
forged
so-called
actorly
quack
make-believe
not genuine
worthless
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious
specious
deceptive
fallacious
misleading
casuistic
false
sophistic
unsound
beguiling
deceitful
deceiving
deluding
delusive
delusory
plausible
sophistical
apparent
baseless
bogus
colorable
credible
empty
erroneous
flattering
hollow
idle
illogical
inaccurate
incorrect
insincere
likely
meretricious
nugatory
ostensible
ostentatious
phoney
UK
phony
US
presumable
presumptive
pretentious
probable
seeming
sham
sophisticated
spurious
unfounded
untrue
vain
wrong
seemingly correct
apparently right
plausible but wrong
invalid
fabricated
mistaken
fake
flawed
illusory
mock
unreal
unreliable
inexact
counterfeit
distorted
misguided
fraudulent
unsubstantiated
pseudo
fictitious
faulty
untruthful
artificial
imaginary
unsupported
imprecise
off
without foundation
invented
groundless
factitious
pretend
manufactured
faked
ersatz
flimsy
trumped-up
defective
concocted
iffy
trumped up
unreasonable
imitation
weak
simulated
questionable
in error
ill-founded
unproven
ungrounded
dodgy
chimerical
counterfactual
illusive
foundationless
uncorroborated
forged
synthetic
shaky
wide of the mark
out
substitute
without basis
made up
contrived
unjustifiable
implausible
feigned
unwarranted
unjustified
off beam
tenuous
untenable
full of holes
irrational
dummy
apocryphal
fishy
fanciful
falsified
plastic
way off
glib
unconvincing
superficial
off target
dubious
imagined
dishonest
fallible
fictional
pretended
misrepresentative
mythical
suspect
unconfirmed
made-up
visionary
fantastic
misinformed
fabulous
improper
reasonless
nonvalid
dicey
untrustworthy
not genuine
uncalled-for
gratuitous
bottomless
economical with the truth
off-target
off-base
ambiguous
unwarrantable
not exact
off base
not accurate
way out
doubtful
illusionary
inexcusable
unforgivable
disingenuous
untested
unverified
unattested
unpardonable
insupportable
faux
chancy
rocky
disreputable
risky
make-believe
conjectural
notional
chimeric
imperfect
indefensible
mad
lying
undependable
unreasoned
truthless
uncertain
speculative
ideal
discrepant
unnatural
colored
US
coloured
UK
imitative
unauthentic
inauthentic
inexpiable
cod
mimic
faithless
reproduction
queer
snide
cooked-up
flakey
US
unstable
flaky
UK
put-on
mythological
adulterine
abroad
ungenuine
without justification
replica
askew
supposititious
open to doubt
way off beam
man-made
falsie
all wet
open to question
off-beam
hyped up
not backed up by evidence
wide
way off-beam
deluded
cooked up
fakey
hallucinatory
impostrous
unprovoked
unfitting
unfactual
nonfactual
assumed
misconceived
delusional
engineered
unauthorized
US
counterfeited
pinchbeck
insubstantial
quixotic
without substantiation
without merit
off the mark
contrary to fact
fancied
non-existent
manmade
nonrational
illegitimate
unreasoning
strained
forced
mechanical
affected
copy
pirated
not trustworthy
shallow
unsustainable
duplicate
quasi
unbacked
inconsequent
inconsequential
uncalled for
not backed up
causeless
unfaithful
careless
wild
Barmecidal
Barmecide
whimsical
fictive
semblant
suppositious
pat
cunning
devious
cheating
pretending
copycat
copied
tricky
unsubstantial
incongruous
adrift
mendacious
unassured
unsure
chemical
cast
without cause
unauthorised
UK
without reason
hypocritical
garbled
unoriginal
crooked
dud
erratic
confusing
cynical
without explanation
way-out
not true
way-off
doesn't wash
not right
evasive
erring
pirate
devised
fantasied
phantom
mythic
phantasmal
fantastical
imaginal
phantasmic
absurd
arbitrary
blue sky
pipe dream
fluffed
casuistical
dissimulating
dissembling
unstraightforward
not precise
out of line
astray
on the wrong track
not working
out of commission
at fault
misfigured
goofed
misconstrued
mishandled
miscalculated
equivocal
unacceptable
senseless
preposterous
treacherous
facsimile
perplexing
bewildering
mistakable
demagogic
catchy
distracting
confounding
puzzling
insignificant
prepared
bad
double-dealing
hollow-hearted
devoid of validity
two-faced
so-called
slick
non-natural
awry
amiss
wrong number
all off
dreamlike
phantasmagoric
blue-sky
phantasmagorical
impaired
inappropriate
confused
unfit
sick
surreal
nightmarish
psychedelic
phantasmagorial
kaleidoscopic
Kafkaesque
phantasmagorian
bizarre
indefinite
terminologically inexact
wrong-headed
wanting
not the case
phantasm
wrongly identified
off track
labouring under a misapprehension
in the wrong
wide of mark
barking up wrong tree
barking up the wrong tree
untoward
unsuitable
rotten
unsatisfactory
inept
perverse
inapposite
unhappy
unapt
indecorous
infelicitous
malapropos
graceless
inapt
unbecoming
unseemly
unfair
foul
unlawful
haywire
glitched up
out of order
debased
rank
unretentive
contradictory
adulterated
lemon
frail
malformed
injured
tainted
blamable
broken-down
warped
lame
marred
botched
inadequate
blemished
incomplete
insufficient
cracked
leaky
deficient
maimed
incoherent
below par
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature
sneaking
furtive
shifty
sneaky
stealthy
shady
slippery
sly
arch
artful
astute
bluffing
cagey
calculating
canny
conniving
crafty
crooked
cunning
deceitful
deceptive
delusive
designing
dishonest
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
dissembling
double-dealing
elusive
foxy
guileful
illusory
impish
ingenious
intriguing
mischievous
plotting
roguish
scheming
secretive
sharp
shrewd
slick
smart
smooth
subtle
traitorous
treacherous
tricky
unscrupulous
wily
devious
clever
underhand
secret
Machiavellian
disingenuous
duplicitous
insidious
covert
beguiling
shonky
cute
dodgy
untrustworthy
manipulative
fly
cagy
slim
carny
skillful
US
skilful
UK
evasive
nifty
mean
underhanded
intelligent
Janus-faced
two-faced
fraudulent
savvy
streetwise
false
unprincipled
sharp-witted
cheating
pawky
snide
perfidious
insincere
knowing
lying
perceptive
unethical
wise
mendacious
bent
hypocritical
politic
vulpine
quick-witted
unfair
resourceful
deep
untruthful
indirect
keen
contriving
deceiving
acute
adroit
on the ball
discerning
street smart
dexterous
US
immoral
surreptitious
dextrous
UK
dubious
dirty
clandestine
sagacious
rogue
discriminating
street-smart
judicious
heady
double-faced
heads-up
disreputable
faithless
corrupt
misleading
cautious
experienced
backhanded
counterfeit
prudent
oblique
careful
perspicacious
fake
phony
US
knavish
fast
quick
media-savvy
discreet
phoney
UK
hardheaded
sapient
brainy
argute
clear-sighted
clear-eyed
hard-boiled
long-headed
conspiratorial
alert
inventive
whip-smart
unreliable
imaginative
masterly
snaky
snidey
circumspect
unfaithful
truthless
insightful
deft
adept
observant
hollow-hearted
iffy
serpentine
astucious
false-hearted
illegal
pretended
double
sensible
feigned
considerate
left-handed
wary
suss
as sharp as a tack
hollow
hardened
defrauding
proficient
chary
unsporting
fiendish
conspiring
dissimulating
untrue
two-timing
seasoned
tactful
greasy
worldly
unsportsmanlike
gingerly
safe
guarded
dangerous
low-down
Punic
put-on
heedful
fishy
pretentious
ambidextrous
cynical
sage
penetrating
nefarious
brilliant
bright
collusive
below the belt
intuitive
back-alley
cloak-and-dagger
razor-sharp
unlawful
not candid
not frank
under the table
unconscionable
opportunistic
artificial
farsighted
fly-by-night
dirty-dealing
jive
mealymouthed
unctuous
disloyal
mealy
illicit
far-seeing
watchful
in the know
crazy like a fox
Pecksniffian
lip
phony-baloney
phoney-baloney
capable
able
frugal
colluding
leery
shrewdness
wry
witted
delusory
trick
caballing
stinky
exploitative
swindling
hoodwinking
rascally
tortuous
controlling
mean-spirited
tactical
unpredictable
mala fide
bootleg
suspicious
malicious
premeditating
slimy
dicey
irresponsible
tricksy
bogus
sham
perilous
ensnaring
sinister
wormlike
opportunist
amoral
venomous
crazy like fox
unhonest
unveracious
under the counter
undependable
deviant
like a snake in the grass
uncandid
cutthroat
unfrank
fugitive
backstabbing
piercing
expedient
salty
ornery
hostile
lurking
slinking
virulent
vipery
sub-rosa
undercover
double-crossing
unjust
hush-hush
concealed
incisive
not entirely truthful
terminologically inexact
neat
economical with the truth
double dealing
back-stabbing
sussed
unsafe
unsteady
insecure
unstable
hard to pin down
changeable
uncertain
inconstant
mutable
variable
hugger-mugger
shrouded
hidden
veiled
hole-and-corner
sensitive
plausible
rascal
off
mock
spurious
bum
seeming
catchy
imposturous
worldly-wise
murky
backstairs
polite
delicate
sly like a fox
lubricious
not to be trusted
having fancy footwork
with it
nimble-witted
hep
errant
obliquitous
erring
gimmicky
creative
original
sharp as a tack
not born yesterday
quick off the mark
quick on the uptake
on the QT
under wraps
on the quiet
playing politics
put on
playing games
understanding
thoughtful
fallacious
overdone
exaggerated
faking one out
not straightforward
innovative
conciliatory
diplomatic
bland
treating with kid gloves
strategic
gracious
suave
courteous
nasty
despicable
lacking sincerity
base
inspired
gifted
enterprising
contemptible
low
pretend
pseud
vile
talented
profound
sordid
innovational
elaborate
trailblazing
innovatory
sophisticated
fertile
originative
Promethean
accurate
cheap
ignominious
probing
shark
calculated
inside
pioneering
genius
beggarly
shameful
cowardly
squalid
rotten
ungentlemanly
with tongue in cheek
artistic
thinking outside the box
deviceful
ready
foul
unpleasant
scurvy
shabby
detestable
paltry
worthless
attentive
vigilant
execrable
illegitimate
wretched
sleazy
grubby
abject
inequitable
unsportsmanly
ignoble
wised up
on the inside
on top of
up on
sorry
deplorable
scummy
lame
currish
scungy
lousy
ratty
scabby
low-minded
conservative
off-color
ill-gotten
wide-awake
out of order
walking on eggs
wide awake
on the alert
thinking twice
thrifty
handling with kid gloves
keeping on one's toes
sparing
on the lookout
doubting
on the qui vive
unwasteful
watching one's step
on guard
saving
watching out
provident
not cricket
against the rules
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling sick with an urge to vomit
squeamish
queasy
sick
nauseous
qualmish
queer
nauseated
sickish
ill
queazy
queerish
annoyed
cowardly
delicate
disgusted
dizzy
exacting
hypercritical
hysterical
mincing
prim
puritanical
shaky
sickly
uncompromising
unsettled
upset
vertiginous
woozy
easily offended
easily upset
sick to one's stomach
unwell
bad
green about the gills
bilious
poorly
seasick
crook
funny
lousy
rotten
out of sorts
peaky
indisposed
liverish
carsick
airsick
green
peculiar
groggy
off colour
under the weather
rough
travel-sick
awful
terrible
barfy
wabbit
seedy
sick as a dog
below par
green at the gills
about to throw up
not oneself
giddy
off
dreadful
peakish
crummy
pukish
sickened
ailing
ropy
grotty
diseased
infirm
peaked
suffering from motion sickness
rocky
frail
weak
feeble
run down
afflicted
unhealthy
suffering from altitude sickness
bedridden
invalided
punk
infected
iffy
valetudinarian
bummed
not very well
off-color
like death warmed up
on the sick list
not in good shape
not up to par
sick as dog
run-down
not well
laid low
in a bad way
at death's door
in poor health
laid up
nauseatic
faint
chunderous
reeling
lightheaded
qualmy
mean
uneasy
suffering from radiation sickness
green around the gills
impaired
debilitated
rickety
achy
laid-up
feverish
hypochondriacal
disordered
in pain
decrepit
washed out
light-headed
peely-wally
unsound
down
grim
running temperature
on sick list
off one's feet
off-colour
feeling rotten
a wreck
not up to snuff
got the bug
feeling terrible
feeling awful
under par
trainsick
uncomfortable
uncertain
odd
restless
concerned
dubious
unsettling
troubling
doubtful
fidgety
green around gills
pale
wobbly
invalid
hospitalized
US
incurable
suffering
dazed
under medication
broken down
unsteady
hospitalised
UK
hazy
whirling
tipsy
off balance
punch-drunk
not a hundred percent
slightly unwell
unfit
fatigued
tired
not up to the mark
horrible
not so hot
imperfect
confined
tottering
defective
declining
travelsick
ugly
unsightly
ropey
ghastly
disturbed
distressed
failing
low
not yourself
off form
miserable
throwing up
vomiting
blah
off one's feed
pallid
pasty
pasty-faced
drained
poor
paltry
lame
haggard
ashen
whey-faced
gray
US
colourless
UK
bloodless
ashy
grey
UK
ashen-faced
anaemic
UK
corpse-like
cadaverous
sallow
ill-looking
not feeling well
motion sick
wan
pinched
the worse for wear
deathly pale
off-balance
unbalanced
unstable
volatile
swooning
light
ditzy
strange
sickly-looking
drawn
emaciated
etiolated
thin
peelie-wally
anemic
US
as white as a ghost
as white as a sheet
colorless
US
in poor shape
confused
muzzy
swimmy
aswoon
puzzled
punchy
gaga
dopey
muddled
not with it
weak-kneed
weak in the knees
slap-happy
seeing stars
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