What is another word for fussy?
516 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈʌsi], [ fˈʌsi], [ f_ˈʌ_s_i]
The word "fussy" is often used to describe someone who is overly concerned with small details or picky about certain things. Synonyms for "fussy" include fastidious, meticulous, finicky, particular, choosy, and nitpicky. All of these words suggest a level of fussiness or high standards about certain things. "Fastidious" implies a meticulous attention to detail, while "meticulous" suggests a thoroughness and precision. "Finicky" connotes a sense of being both choosy and difficult to please. "Particular" suggests a narrow focus and discerning taste. "Choosy" connotes a sense of being selective, while "nitpicky" suggests a focus on small, trivial details.
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Similar words for fussy:
- critical (adjective)
- discriminating (adjective)
- hard-to-please (adjective)
- on time (adjective)
- ostentatious (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- painstaking (adjective)
- punctual (adjective)
- sensitive (adjective)
- vigilant (adjective)
- busy (adjective)
- careful (adjective)
- conscientious (adjective)
- dainty (adjective)
- demanding (adjective)
- detailed (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- elaborate (adjective)
- exact (adjective)
- exacting (adjective)
- fault-finding (adjective)
- finical (adjective)
- finicky (adjective)
- florid (adjective)
- hypercritical (adjective)
- meticulous (adjective)
- meticulous, particular (adjective)
- mincing (adjective)
- nervous (adjective)
- nice (adjective)
- ornate (adjective)
- pedantic (adjective)
- precious (adjective)
- punctilious (adjective)
- selective (adjective)
- squeamish (adjective)
- bad-tempered (noun)
- crabbed (noun)
- crabby (noun)
- cross (noun)
- fancy (noun)
- fussy (noun)
Synonyms for Fussy:
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adj.
• critical • discriminating • hard-to-please • on time • ostentatious- Flaunting ,
- affected ,
- blatant ,
- boastful ,
- dashing ,
- dramatic ,
- exhibitionistic ,
- flagrant ,
- flamboyant ,
- flashy ,
- flourishing ,
- forced ,
- formal ,
- garish ,
- gaudy ,
- glittery ,
- grandiloquent ,
- grandiose ,
- highfaluting ,
- histrionic ,
- jaunty ,
- opulent ,
- ostentatious ,
- peacocky ,
- pompous ,
- rakish ,
- sensational ,
- shameless ,
- showy ,
- snazzy ,
- splashy ,
- stilted ,
- tinsel ,
- uptown ,
- vain .
- in good time ,
- on schedule ,
- on the button ,
- on the dot ,
- on button ,
- on dot ,
- re current ,
- re gular ,
- re-current ,
- re-gular ,
- under wire .
- alert ,
- attentive ,
- cautious ,
- diligent ,
- finical ,
- guarded ,
- heedful ,
- mindful ,
- observant ,
- prepared ,
- provident ,
- prudent ,
- ready ,
- regardful ,
- responsible ,
- sharp-eyed ,
- strict ,
- thorough ,
- thoughtful ,
- vigilant ,
- watchful .
- de liberate ,
- de-liberate ,
- going great lengths ,
- more careful ,
- more selfdisciplined ,
- more thorough ,
- most selfdisciplined ,
- most thorough ,
- self disciplined .
- faithful ,
- hanging in ,
- heart and soul in to ,
- heart soul in to ,
- heart soul into ,
- minding p and q ,
- minding p q ,
- minding p's q's ,
- minding ps and qs ,
- minding ps qs ,
- more diligent ,
- re liable ,
- re liabler ,
- re liablest ,
- re-liable ,
- re-liabler ,
- re-liablest ,
- walking eggs .
- all inclusive ,
- allinclusive ,
- co pious ,
- co-pious ,
- de finite ,
- de scribed ,
- de tailed ,
- de-finite ,
- de-scribed ,
- de-tailed ,
- dis closed ,
- dis-closed ,
- in dividual ,
- in-dividual ,
- more circumstantiated ,
- more described ,
- more disclosed ,
- more elaborated ,
- more enumerated ,
- more individualized ,
- more seriatim ,
- more unfolded ,
- most amplified ,
- most circumstantiated ,
- most described ,
- most disclosed ,
- most elaborated ,
- most enumerated ,
- most point by point ,
- most point-by-point ,
- most seriatim ,
- most unfolded ,
- un folded ,
- un-folded .
- adverse ,
- arduous ,
- bothersome ,
- burdensome ,
- cantankerous ,
- complex ,
- complicated ,
- contrary ,
- cumbersome ,
- formidable ,
- fractious ,
- grinding ,
- hard ,
- harsh ,
- irritable ,
- knotty ,
- laborious ,
- oafish ,
- onerous ,
- oppressive ,
- rough ,
- rugged ,
- stressful ,
- thorny ,
- ticklish ,
- tight ,
- toilsome ,
- tough ,
- tricky ,
- troublesome ,
- trying ,
- uphill ,
- wearing ,
- wearisome ,
- wearying .
- embellished ,
- ex tensive ,
- many faceted ,
- manyfaceted ,
- more decorated ,
- more elaborate ,
- more embellished ,
- more garnished ,
- more luxurious ,
- more many faceted ,
- more many-faceted ,
- more manyfaceted ,
- more ornamented ,
- most decorated ,
- most embellished ,
- most garnished ,
- most many faceted ,
- most many-faceted ,
- most manyfaceted ,
- most ornamented ,
- over done ,
- over worked ,
- over-done ,
- over-worked ,
- with all extras ,
- with all options ,
- with bells and whistles ,
- with bells whistles ,
- with extras ,
- with options ,
- with the extras ,
- with the options .
- figurative ,
- florid ,
- high flown ,
- highflown ,
- more euphuistic ,
- most euphuistic ,
- over blown ,
- over-blown .
- hair splitting ,
- hair-splitting ,
- hyper critical ,
- hyper-critical ,
- more hair splitting ,
- more hair-splitting ,
- most hair splitting ,
- most hair-splitting .
- crossing t ,
- crossing t's ,
- crossing the t ,
- crossing the ts ,
- crossing ts ,
- dotting i ,
- dotting i's ,
- dotting is ,
- dotting the i ,
- dotting the is .
- in sincere ,
- in sincerer ,
- in sincerest ,
- in-sincere ,
- in-sincerer ,
- in-sincerest ,
- la di da ,
- more too too ,
- more too-too ,
- more tootoo ,
- most too too ,
- most too-too ,
- most tootoo ,
- sissier ,
- sissiest ,
- too too ,
- tootoo ,
- un-natural .
- dis tressed ,
- dis-tressed ,
- ex citable ,
- ex-citable ,
- more ruffled ,
- more spooked ,
- most ruffled ,
- most spooked ,
- most unrestful ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un restful ,
- un strung ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-restful ,
- up tight ,
- up-set ,
- up-tight .
- High-wrought ,
- be decked ,
- be-decked ,
- glitzier ,
- glitziest ,
- glossy ,
- high wrought ,
- highwrought ,
- more bedecked ,
- more embroidered ,
- more high wrought ,
- more high-wrought ,
- more highwrought ,
- more jeweled ,
- more overelaborate ,
- most bedecked ,
- most embroidered ,
- most high wrought ,
- most high-wrought ,
- most highwrought ,
- most jeweled ,
- most overelaborate ,
- over elaborate ,
- over-elaborate ,
- re-splendent .
- more alembicated ,
- more overrefined ,
- more precieux ,
- most alembicated ,
- most overrefined ,
- most precieux ,
- over refined .
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- Emblazoned ,
- beaded ,
- bedecked ,
- bejeweled ,
- chintzy ,
- decorative ,
- delicately ,
- embossed .
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- accept .
Other synonyms:
- newborn .
- crowded .
- nice .
Other relevant words:
- good .
- Circumstantiated ,
- Clocklike ,
- Euphuistic ,
- Finicking ,
- Inkhorn ,
- Overscrupulous ,
- Pedantical ,
- Qualmish ,
- alembicated ,
- at length ,
- backbreaker ,
- be coming ,
- be fitting ,
- blow by blow ,
- busy ,
- busy as a beaver ,
- by the book ,
- careful ,
- choosey ,
- conscientious ,
- conscionable ,
- critical ,
- crossing the t's ,
- dainty ,
- demanding ,
- difficult ,
- donnish ,
- dotting the i's ,
- elaborate ,
- exact ,
- exacting ,
- fastidious ,
- finicky ,
- formalistic ,
- fussbudget ,
- glitzy ,
- going to great lengths ,
- hard-to-please ,
- heart and soul into ,
- high tech ,
- highly wrought ,
- hypercritical ,
- jeweled ,
- many-faceted ,
- meticulous ,
- mincing ,
- minding p's and q's ,
- nervous ,
- niggling ,
- ornate ,
- over-particular ,
- over-refined ,
- over-scrupulous ,
- over-wrought ,
- overconscientious ,
- overelaborate ,
- overparticular ,
- overprotective ,
- overrefined ,
- painstaking ,
- particular ,
- pedantic ,
- picky ,
- point by point ,
- precieux ,
- precious ,
- precise ,
- punctilious ,
- schoolish ,
- scrupulous ,
- self-disciplined ,
- selfdisciplined ,
- seriatim ,
- squeamish ,
- stagier ,
- stagiest ,
- stagy ,
- thinking twice ,
- too-too ,
- unrestful ,
- up set ,
- walking on eggs ,
- with all the extras ,
- with all the options .
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How to use "Fussy" in context?
Fussy people are often seen as those who cannot relax or who are too picky. However, this is not always the case. Some people may just be very particular about the things they like, and they may not be willing to settle for anything less. This can be difficult for others to understand, especially if the Fussy person is not very communicative about their needs.
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