Synonyms for persnickety
- adjective
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Finicky — fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious
fussy, finicky informal, meticulous, exacting, fastidious, particular, dainty, niggly, anal, finical, picky
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
- adj. 2
Requiring attention to minor details.
Related words
- Other spellings
- pernickety
Example sentences
- meticulous Sami Bakir has been a meticulous investigator.
- fussy Kalman's son started to get a bit fussy and tired.
- exacting Ziri is even more hellbent on exacting revenge.
- fastidious He's very fastidious when it comes to booking trips.
- snotty Ziri is forbidden from seeing his snotty little friends.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| persnickety | rising | |
| meticulous | steady | |
| fussy | rising | |
| exacting | falling | |
| fastidious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- anal2
- 5 letters
- picky2, fussy2
- 6 letters
- dainty2, snooty2, snotty2, niggly, uppish
- 7 letters
- finicky3, finical
- 8 letters
- exacting3
- 10 letters
- particular4, meticulous4, fastidious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anal2 = 2 syllables).