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Synonyms for picky
ˈpɪk ipick·y
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pickyadjective
Synonyms:
pic, fussy, anal retentive, choosy, particular, finicky, pedanticpickyadjective
A picture.
I am very picky about the way my kitchen works.
Synonyms:
finicky, fussy, anal retentive, choosy, particular, pedantic, pic
Princeton's WordNet
finical, finicky, fussy, particular, pickyadjective
exacting especially about details
"a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
Synonyms:
special(a), peculiar(a), bad-tempered, busy, particular, cross, finicky, grumpy, grouchy, special, especial(a), finical, crabby, crabbed, particular(a), fussy, ill-tempered, exceptionalAntonyms:
unfastidious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#273 | special | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1113 | particular | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#2402 | pic | |
#4087 | busy | |
#6385 | exceptional | |
#9274 | selective | |
#30373 | grumpy | |
#32099 | picky | |
#35759 | pedantic | |
#42715 | fussy | |
#65060 | crabby | |
#66650 | grouchy | |
#87747 | finicky | |
#116211 | choosy | |
#251752 | crabbed |
How to use picky in a sentence?
We're picky about who uses it and how.
He tried everything, he was not picky.
It was very picky, we really ran people through the ringer.
Buyers can afford to be very picky.
I don't think employers can be quite as picky as they were being before, there is a sense of dignity and worth that comes from employment... Sometimes, just that confidence of making your own way and making a paycheck can go a long way.
Translations for picky
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- exigentCatalan, Valencian
- pingeligGerman
- difícilSpanish
- ضربه زنندهPersian
- nirsoFinnish
- pointilleuxFrench
- pickyHindi
- válogatósHungarian
- puntiglioso, schizzinoso, esigenteItalian
- うるさいですJapanese
- pipeg, kriddeleg, glottLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pirketeNorwegian
- exigentePortuguese
- привередливыйRussian
- kinkigSwedish
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