fastidious Antonyms
Strongest:
- lackadaisical
- affable
- relaxed
- unfastidious
- lenient
- lax
- breezy
- lenient
- lackadaisical
- flexible
- permissive
- affable
- lax
- unfussy
- breezy
- undemanding
- loose
- carefree
- unfussy
- flexible
- low-pressure
- carefree
- permissive
- undemanding
- loose
- low-pressure
- relaxed
- unfastidious
Strong:
- uncritical
- undiscriminating
- happy-go-lucky
- uncritical
- laid-back
- devil-may-care
- laid-back
- devil-may-care
- happy-go-lucky
- undiscriminating
Weak:
Strongest:
- particular
- dainty
- pernickety
- delicate
- picky
- demanding
- finical
- persnickety
- exacting
- fussy
- finicky
- choosey
- meticulous
- careful
- selective
- choosy
- nice
Strong:
- critical
- old-maidish
- knowledgeable
- painstaking
- ultrafastidious
- hypercritical
- insightful
- discerning
- hyperfastidious
- fussbudgety
- finicking
- scrupulous
- discriminating
- squeamish
- captious
- punctilious
Weak:
Meaning of fastidious
fastidious (a)
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
fastidious (a.)
Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.
fastidious Sentence Examples
- The maid was fastidious about the cleanliness of the room, scrubbing every inch until it sparkled.
- The chef was fastidious about the quality of his ingredients, only using the freshest and most flavorful.
- The chemist was fastidious in her experiments, carefully measuring each ingredient and following the procedure exactly.
- The historian was fastidious in his research, spending countless hours poring over documents and verifying facts.
- The artist was fastidious in her work, paying meticulous attention to every detail.
- The accountant was fastidious in his record-keeping, making sure that every transaction was properly documented.
- The doctor was fastidious in his examination of the patient, checking every vital sign and asking detailed questions about their medical history.
- The teacher was fastidious in her grading, ensuring that each student's work was evaluated fairly and accurately.
- The inspector was fastidious in his review of the building, looking for any potential hazards or code violations.
- The scientist was fastidious in his experiments, conducting multiple trials and carefully analyzing the data to ensure accurate results.
FAQs About the word fastidious
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness, having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only
particular, dainty, pernickety, delicate, picky, demanding, finical, persnickety, exacting, fussy
lackadaisical, affable, relaxed, unfastidious, lenient, lax, breezy, lenient, lackadaisical, flexible
The maid was fastidious about the cleanliness of the room, scrubbing every inch until it sparkled.
The chef was fastidious about the quality of his ingredients, only using the freshest and most flavorful.
The chemist was fastidious in her experiments, carefully measuring each ingredient and following the procedure exactly.
The historian was fastidious in his research, spending countless hours poring over documents and verifying facts.
