niminy-piminy Antonyms
Strongest:
- flexible
- permissive
- lackadaisical
- low-pressure
- relaxed
- permissive
- loose
- lenient
- carefree
- lax
- affable
- lackadaisical
- loose
- carefree
- relaxed
- lax
- breezy
- breezy
- flexible
- affable
- lenient
- low-pressure
Strong:
- uncritical
- laid-back
- laid-back
- devil-may-care
- devil-may-care
- uncritical
- happy-go-lucky
- happy-go-lucky
Weak:
Strongest:
- dainty
- picky
- fastidious
- choosy
- old-maidish
- particular
- finicky
- discerning
- prissy
- exacting
- hyperfastidious
- ultrafastidious
- selective
- finical
- prim
Strong:
- punctilious
- critical
- meticulous
- knowledgeable
- persnickety
- choosey
- finicking
- overcritical
- discriminating
- delicate
- nice
- fussbudgety
- insightful
- faultfinding
- fussy
- demanding
- overdemanding
- captious
- pernickety
- careful
- hypercritical
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
dainty, picky, fastidious, choosy, old-maidish,particular, finicky, discerning, prissy, exacting
flexible, permissive, lackadaisical, low-pressure, relaxed, permissive, loose, lenient, carefree, lax
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.
