niminy-piminy Antonyms
Strongest:
- lax
- lax
- relaxed
- affable
- breezy
- permissive
- breezy
- flexible
- permissive
- lackadaisical
- low-pressure
- relaxed
- lenient
- loose
- lackadaisical
- low-pressure
- flexible
- carefree
- lenient
- loose
- affable
- carefree
Strong:
- happy-go-lucky
- devil-may-care
- happy-go-lucky
- uncritical
- laid-back
- devil-may-care
- uncritical
- laid-back
Weak:
Strongest:
- fastidious
- hyperfastidious
- particular
- old-maidish
- finicky
- selective
- ultrafastidious
- discerning
- exacting
- finical
- picky
- prim
- dainty
- prissy
- choosy
Strong:
- overcritical
- faultfinding
- finicking
- knowledgeable
- critical
- nice
- captious
- meticulous
- discriminating
- persnickety
- pernickety
- hypercritical
- insightful
- overdemanding
- fussy
- delicate
- careful
- punctilious
- fussbudgety
- demanding
- choosey
Weak:
Meaning of niminy-piminy
Wordnet
niminy-piminy (s)
affectedly dainty or refined
niminy-piminy Sentence Examples
- The niminy-piminy aristocrat's accent grated on the nerves of the commoners.
- She had a niminy-piminy habit of fluttering her eyelashes and simpering.
- Their niminy-piminy ways were unsuited for the harsh realities of life.
- The niminy-piminy butler served tea with a flourish and a saccharine smile.
- He spoke in a niminy-piminy tone, full of affected politeness and insincere flattery.
- The niminy-piminy garden party was a riot of excessive decorum and empty gestures.
- The niminy-piminy child refused to eat his vegetables, claiming they were "beneath his station."
- The niminy-piminy perfume lingered in the air, leaving a trail of irritating sweetness.
- Their niminy-piminy marriage was a sham, built on a foundation of superficiality and pretense.
- She was a niminy-piminy gossip, spreading rumors with a delicate air of righteousness.
FAQs About the word niminy-piminy
affectedly dainty or refined
fastidious, hyperfastidious,particular, old-maidish, finicky, selective, ultrafastidious, discerning, exacting, finical
lax, lax, relaxed, affable, breezy, permissive, breezy, flexible, permissive, lackadaisical
The niminy-piminy aristocrat's accent grated on the nerves of the commoners.
She had a niminy-piminy habit of fluttering her eyelashes and simpering.
Their niminy-piminy ways were unsuited for the harsh realities of life.
The niminy-piminy butler served tea with a flourish and a saccharine smile.
