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persnicketiness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of persnicketiness

as in care, carefulness

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for persnicketiness

care,
carefulness,
fastidiousness,
meticulousness

subtlety

definiteness,
definitiveness,
definitude,
determinacy

correctness,
fidelity,
rightness,
strictness,
truth

accuracy,
accurateness,
closeness,
delicacy,
exactitude,
exactness,
fineness,
nicety,
perfection,
preciseness,
precision,
rigor,
rigorousness,
ultraprecision,
veracity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for persnicketiness

coarseness,
impreciseness,
imprecision,
inaccuracy,
inexactitude,
inexactness,
roughness

approximation,
roundness

falseness,
falsity,
incorrectness,
wrongness

carelessness,
guesswork,
looseness

indefiniteness,
vagueness

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Thesaurus Entries Near persnicketiness

persists (beyond)

persnicketiness

persnickety

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“Persnicketiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persnicketiness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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