censorious
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for censorious, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Quick to criticise and disapprove of other people.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
3. adj
Inclined to support or carry out censorship.
“Is there something in the California water that makes Silicon Valley's censorious dweebs so damned shameless?”
Etymology
From Latin cēnsōrius (“of or pertaining to a censor; severe”). In sense 3 ("tending to engage in or support censorship"), reanalyzed as censor + -ious.
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