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finicky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of finicky

hard to please

Cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters.

Synonyms of finicky

choosy (or choosey), dainty, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, fussbudgety, fussy, nice, particular, persnickety, picky

Words Related to finicky

discerning, discriminating, selective

insightful, knowledgeable

captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical

careful, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous

queasy (also queazy), squeamish

peevish, petulant, prickly, touchy

Near Antonyms of finicky

affable, breezy, carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, lackadaisical, laid-back, low-pressure, relaxed

flexible, lax, loose

lenient, permissive

indiscriminating, undiscriminating

Antonyms of finicky

undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy

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