Synonyms of anal

anal

adjective

informal

as in obsessive

extremely or overly neat, careful, or precise

I've always been anal about arranging my books alphabetically by author.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsessive
• adamant
• strict
• stubborn
• hard
• obstinate
• rigid
• wilful
• persistent
• anal-retentive
• unrelenting
• uncompromising
• unbending
• relentless
• pertinacious
• mulish
• adamantine
• perverse
• intransigent
• pat
• inflexible
• hardened
• implacable
• opinionated
• bullheaded
• ossified
• obdurate
• unyielding
• hardheaded
• headstrong
• willful
• wayward
• inexorable
• tenacious
• severe
• unflinching
• stern
• immovable
• dogged
• wrongheaded
• iron
• steadfast
• pigheaded
• resolved
• determined
• self-willed
• hard-nosed
• hidebound
• inconvincible
• hard-line
• single-minded
• firm
• hard-shell
• narrow-minded
• cantankerous
• disobedient
• refractory
• recalcitrant
• uncooperative
• self-opinionated
• stiff-necked
• insubordinate
• hard-shelled
• unmanageable
• hell-bent
• set
• intractable
• contumacious
• stouthearted
• unruly
• cussed
• mutinous
• contrary
• defiant
• bloody-minded
• insurgent
• froward
• ungovernable
• inveterate
• invincible
• exacting
• indomitable
• unconquerable
• confirmed
• unregenerate
• demanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submissive
• obedient
• docile
• willing
• receptive
• tractable
• accepting
• responsive
• reasonable
• manageable
• temperate
• placable
• slavish
• subservient
• flexible
• complying
• compliant
• acquiescent
• persuadable
• agreeable
• amenable
• pliant
• pliable
• governable
• yielding
• relenting

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• submissive
• obedient
• docile
• willing
• receptive
• tractable
• accepting
• responsive
• reasonable
• manageable
• temperate
• placable
• slavish
• subservient
• flexible
• complying
• compliant
• acquiescent
• persuadable
• agreeable
• amenable
• pliant
• pliable
• governable
• yielding
• relenting

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