Synonyms for picky
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Finicky — fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right
finicky informal, fussy, choosy, particular, fastidious, anal-retentive, pedantic, anal, finical, persnickety
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.
Related words
- Word family
- pickily
- Phrases
- picky tea picky bits picky plate
Example sentences
- fussy Kalman's son started to get a bit fussy and tired.
- pedantic You pride yourself on being pedantic, don't you?
- choosy My father is horribly choosy about food.
By length
- 4 letters
- anal2
- 5 letters
- fussy2
- 6 letters
- choosy2
- 7 letters
- finicky3, finical
- 8 letters
- pedantic3
- 10 letters
- particular4, fastidious4
- 11 letters
- persnickety
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pointilleux
- Deutsch
- spitzfindig