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finicking

ADJECTIVE
dainty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delicate fussy tasteful
STRONG
acute nice
WEAK
choosy fastidious finical mincing perceptive persnickety refined scrupulous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
uncritical
WEAK
accepting clumsy coarse easy harsh heavy rough
ADJECTIVE
delicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
critical gentle refined sensitive
WEAK
alert careful dainty fastidious finical finicky nice particular persnickety prudish pure scrupulous squeamish thin-skinned
Antonyms
WEAK
coarse harsh healthful healthy heavy imprecise indelicate indiscriminating inelegant insensitive robust rough strong uncareful uncritical unscrupulous
ADJECTIVE
finical
Synonyms
WEAK
choosey choosy critical fastidious fussy meticulous niggling nitpicking overparticular particular persnickety picky
ADJECTIVE
finicky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
choosy fastidious fussy scrupulous squeamish
WEAK
critical dainty difficult finical fussbudget hard to please nice nit-picking overnice persnickety picky stickling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
uncritical undemanding unfussy
WEAK
easy open
ADJECTIVE
nice
Synonyms
STRONG
dainty fine hairsplitting minute particular right tidy trim
WEAK
accurate becoming befitting careful choosy conforming correct critical cultured decent delicate discerning discriminating distinguishing exact exacting fastidious finespun finical finicky fussy genteel meticulous persnickety picky proper respectable rigorous scrupulous seemly squeamish strict subtle trivial virtuous well-bred
Antonyms
STRONG
coarse imprecise inexact rough sloppy undiscriminating
WEAK
bad disagreeable disordered horrible nasty repulsive unlikable unmannerly unpleasant unrefined

Example Sentences

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Finicking visitors to Elgin found this wearing, but to John Murchison it was the music that honours the conqueror of circumstances.

From The Imperialist by Duncan, Sara Jeannette