Synonyms of fastidious

fastidious

adjective

fa-ˈsti-dē-əs 

as in careful

hard to please

he is very fastidious about how he arranges his music collection, and woe to anyone who dares to mess around with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• careful
• nice
• particular
• finicky
• exacting
• persnickety
• picky
• fussy
• finical
• dainty
• pernickety
• meticulous
• choosy
• demanding
• delicate
• finicking
• selective
• fussbudgety
• old-maidish
• discriminating
• punctilious
• critical
• discerning
• knowledgeable
• scrupulous
• insightful
• captious
• hyperfastidious
• hypercritical
• ultrafastidious
• squeamish
• painstaking
• overcritical
• faultfinding
• peevish
• prissy
• queasy
• touchy
• overdemanding
• petulant
• prim
• caviling
• carping
• prickly
• niminy-piminy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undemanding
• affable
• carefree
• lackadaisical
• flexible
• relaxed
• unfastidious
• lax
• low-pressure
• loose
• breezy
• unfussy
• lenient
• permissive
• uncritical
• laid-back
• devil-may-care
• happy-go-lucky
• undiscriminating
• indiscriminating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fastidious

Where To Eat On 30A From classic Southern fare to bustling rooftop bars to seafood dives, the restaurants scattered along 30A will satisfy (and fill up) everyone, from the most fastidious foodie to the pickiest nibbler. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2026

No such thing as a flop era for the fastidious Atlantic Trivia player. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Diana was fastidious about controlling her narrative. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026

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