FINICKING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

finicking

adjective

ˈfi-ni-kiŋ

Definition of finicking

as in careful

hard to please finicking drinkers will find the bar's trendy cocktails far too sweet

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Adjective

Apply the serum directly to sparse areas of your brows, being careful to avoid letting the product touch other areas of your skin.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
According to the researchers, careful process design and optimization as well as architecture simplification could help in solving most of these issues, something that industrial production focuses on much more than academic researchers.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of careful

Adjective

These agents identify information relevant to particular use-case-specific signals and produce reports intended to reduce the amount of time required for decision-making.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
All have been regularly targeted in the war, with Kuwait and the UAE sites of particular focus for Iran.

— Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of particular

Adjective

Moisture trapped in the ground allows finicky crops such as onions and peanuts to grow.

— Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
Their odds of winning the World Series – a famously finicky task prone to small sample size flukes – were over 25%, one-in-four for one of baseball’s 30 teams.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of finicky

Adjective

Every place on this list has been vetted and endorsed, again and again, by the world’s most exacting travelers.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Loathe have always been committed to self-production (their 2017 debut is their only album that credits an outside co-producer), but A Stranger to You begs for more exacting supervision.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

Definition of exacting

Adjective

Today’s recipe Chef David Tanis’ recipe for Persimmon and Pomegranate Salad With Bitter Lettuces has a nice combination of sweet and bitter.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Eldridge made a nice play to catch that ball, make a throw and get it out.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

Universal's Potter lands at its resorts in Orlando, Hollywood, Beijing and Osaka are famous for their fastidious attention to detail.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
One of the most beautiful women in the world during her lifetime, the former Princess of Wales was fastidious about getting her sleep.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Definition of fastidious

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