CHOOSEY Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

choosy

adjective

ˈchü-zē

variants or choosey

Definition of choosy

as in picky

hard to please a choosy dog who refuses all but the fanciest food

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as in selective

tending to select carefully a choosy man when it came to clothes for the office

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Recent Examples of choosy On each run, players must be choosy about the artifacts and arms. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 Investors have grown choosier, and shows are struggling to hit even their minimum capitalizations. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026 Coming off a 6-11 season and with limited salary-cap space, the Kansas City Chiefs will have to be choosy when determining which of their free agents to bring back for 2026 and beyond. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Be choosy about compost and soil amendments. — Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for choosy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choosy

Adjective

Did Argentina benefit, in the last 16, from a by-the-rules but picky VAR decision that nixed a quality goal by Egypt?

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Yellow and green squash add a good dose of veggies to this baked pasta, but are combined with enough gooey cheese that the picky eaters won’t even mind.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of picky

Adjective

Transform 1012 is advancing through the pre-construction phase, or selective demolition, that began last August.

— Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
At the same time, competition for quality businesses is increasing, sellers expect cleaner, faster exits, and capital is becoming more selective.

— Bhaskar Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of selective

Adjective

Ferran Torres, who hadn’t scored all tournament, getting the winner in the final from an assist by Nico Williams, who had fitness issues throughout, was a nice subplot.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The sliding rear window is a nice touch and harks back to the latest Toyota 4Runner, a vehicle the R2 will be cross-shopped against.

— Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

Since pies can be finicky but also have the ability to be the star of the show at any get together (from Thanksgiving to a casual summertime cookout), every Southern cook needs at least one or two heirloom pie recipes in their back pocket.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Why simplicity is the whole game Right now, except for a few robot makers who are already scaling like Agibot and Unitree, humanoid robots are expensive, hand-built, and finicky.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of finicky

Adjective

According to the laws of the game, the break between halves should be no longer than 15 minutes but FIFA has been quite vague about the rules for this particular tournament.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Hair grows in different cycles, and the laser only affects hairs in a particular phase of their growth.

— The Editors, Robb Report, 19 July 2026

Definition of particular

Adjective

Under Walsh’s witty direction, all four deliver pitch-perfect comedic performances in this frothy farce, which is full of mistaken identities, exaggerated infatuations and fussy social norms.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
For fussy kids, freeze fruit juice or smoothies into ice pops.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of fussy

Adjective

Those efforts produced significant performance and efficiency gains for several of the laboratory’s most demanding applications.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Yzerman was known as a demanding, intimidating general manager who could grind players in negotiations.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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