PERSNICKETINESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

persnicketiness

noun

Definition of persnicketiness

as in fastidiousness

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Noun

Bryant is a restrained writer, and the fastidiousness of his elastic text does little to allay those who are likely to become inflamed.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
More such fastidiousness will be needed to arrest the domino effect of delegitimization and to renew the small guarantees of truth and dignity in public life customarily provided by legacy institutions.

— Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of fastidiousness

Noun

Numerous photographers have published books with Steidl, which is known for the meticulousness of its printing process and the close relations that Gerhard Steidl established with artists.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
In the filing, Lively’s lawyers say there’s a reason for their meticulousness.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026

Definition of meticulousness

Noun

In other words, there’s not a lick of subtlety on this album.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
The experience of the drink is composed, elegant even, a sophisticated push and pull subtlety and counterbalance, but the list of ingredients reads, to me, to be almost flamboyantly random.

— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2026

Definition of subtlety

Noun

The Alzheimer’s Research Association also notes that experts at memory clinics or specialized care settings should administer the test and interpret results alongside other clinical information.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
No reasonable person would argue against providing animals with excellent medical care.

— Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of care

Noun

As in the Gilded Age, the uncomfortable truth is that the people building the future are also concentrating control over it.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
And as with the IEEPA duties before them, Liberty Justice Center lawyers argued the central truth that the authority to impose taxes and regulate foreign commerce rests with Congress.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

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