Synonyms for perfectionist
per·fec·tion·ist

Princeton's WordNet

1. perfectionistnoun

   a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

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1. • Compulsive

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1. Wendy Suzuki:

   You sabotage yourself and your resilience with a negative perfectionist' you failed' lens, what you want to do for your resilience is build yourself up and be your own best friend. If all of us spent more time focused on what we are doing well, that could help alleviate anxiety levels from a different point of view.

2. Angus Young:

   As a guitarist, songwriter and visionary he was a perfectionist and a unique man, he always stuck to his guns and did and said exactly what he wanted. He took great pride in all that he endeavored. His loyalty to the fans was unsurpassed. Rock band AC/DC, from left, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams performing on stage during a concert in German in 2003. ((AP Photo/Jan Pitman).

3. The Tony winning actress:

   There are about 3 million notes in a two-and-a-half-hour musical; being a perfectionist, it took me a long time to realize that if I'm hitting 75 percent of them, I'm succeeding, performing isn't only about the acrobatics and the high notes: It's staying in the moment, connecting with the audience in an authentic way, and making yourself real to them through the music.

4. Robert D. Kaplan, Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos (Book):

   It is easy to be a moral perfectionist when one is politically unaccountable.

5. Susan Silver:

   She went out to dance every lunch hour, she was such a perfectionist and so disciplined. She started as a dancer, so she did that all the time. She could have been a diva, but she never was. She really was the Mary you wanted her to be.