Synonyms for fastidious
25 synonyms for “fastidious”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Fastidious as in “meticulous”
adjective: giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
- meticulous
- fussy
- pernickety
- finicky
- picky
- dainty
- particular
- scrupulous
- squeamish
- conscientious
- pedantic
- nice
- prudish
- punctual
- careful
- persnickety
- punctilious
- hypercritical
- priggish
- censorious
- finical
- overcritical
Fastidious as in “exacting”
adjective: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- exacting
- strict
- refined
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