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

Again, these shops—think Plato’s Closet or Uptown Cheapskate—are picky and often cater to a younger audience.

— Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
McLaughlin admits that years of parenting picky eaters helped inspire the central idea behind the project.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of picky

Adjective

Others pointed out the selective nature of making a big statement about arrests at a Phish concert, while most other shows go unremarked upon.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Like Sosa in ’98, Crow-Armstrong has begun accepting walks this season and improved his overall game by being more selective.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of selective

Adjective

There’s a difference between a need-to-have and a nice-to-have, though, and both Murgio and Erman Ozguven agree there are good reasons to evacuate further than just a few miles inland.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
On nice days, customers can sit on the rooftop among the outdoor sculpture garden and their meals will be brought to their table.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

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
The idea of apps like Partiful are to eliminate the need for finicky email threads and groupchats with a bunch of unknown numbers by instead putting all the info – guest list, event details and photos – in one place.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of finicky

Adjective

The Supreme Court’s rulings have landed with particular force in South Florida, which is home to the largest share of Venezuelan immigrants in the country.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
And Ormund Hightower appears to be very capable at this particular game, which should come as no surprise given Otto was his uncle and the Hightowers are wildly rich and powerful.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 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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