CHOOSY 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

Queen conchs are picky about their habitats Queen conchs are large marine gastropods, and can be found throughout the Caribbean Sea, around Bermuda and in the Florida Keys.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Plus, there’s something about being part of the process of buying (or growing) the ingredients and preparing a recipe that piques the curiosity of even the pickiest eater and tempts them to take a bite.

— Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 25 July 2026

Definition of picky

Adjective

Some not as much, such as becoming more selective on chasing pitches outside the strike zone, cutting down overall but also hitting a majors-most 11 for homers.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
While the Giants could be more selective with players such as Ramos and Miller, they weren’t afforded that same luxury with Arraez and Ray, who are both on expiring contracts.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of selective

Adjective

South Korea’s finance minister has apologized for launching the riskier products without careful consideration.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Regulators have been careful to note that the action targets concentrated and synthetic products, not natural leaf containing trace amounts.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of careful

Adjective

Her parents were able to buy a nice home in the Seattle area for $300,000 and still afford different extracurricular activities for her and her siblings.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The puffiness that may come with a little late-night partying when the weather is nice is no match for this serum's ability to de-puff eye bags.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

While Michael King struggled to finish off finicky and plucky Diamondbacks hitters, the real issue and the real worry was on the other side of the ball.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
With about 1,200 total producers in Barolo and 425 in Barbaresco—both of which make wine using the finicky Nebbiolo grape—very few grow grapes and make wine in both appellations.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of finicky

Adjective

One relationship De Zerbi is paying particular attention to is Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali, who joined Spurs for record fees this summer.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
This story is first and foremost written out of love—love for this place and these people and this particular cultural moment, all of which are now long gone.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of particular

Adjective

That is a demanding position to hold, and most organizations have built conditions that make holding it harder every year.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
At the 2024 Monterey Historic races, he was seen driving the 250 P aggressively around the demanding Laguna Seca track.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

Definition of demanding

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