What is another word for Finicking?

Pronunciation: [fˈɪnɪkɪŋ] (IPA)

Finicking is a term that means being excessively meticulous about something, which can be annoying to others. People who are finicky may be obsessed with perfectionism and may spend a lot of time worrying about small details. Some synonyms for finicking include fussy, fastidious, particular, precise, pedantic, nitpicky, meticulous, critical, and persnickety. These words all describe someone who is very particular and meticulous about something. It is important to note that while being finicky can be a negative trait, attention to detail can also be an important quality in certain fields such as engineering, science, and medicine.

What are the hypernyms for Finicking?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for Finicking?

The term finicking refers to someone who is overly concerned with small details, fussy or finicky. Here are some antonyms or words that are the opposite of finicking: 1. Careless: someone who doesn't care about the details or doesn't pay attention to them. 2. Sloppy: someone who is careless or untidy in their work. 3. Relaxed: someone who is not rigid or uptight about things. 4. Laid-back: someone who is calm and casual about situations. 5. Easygoing: someone who is kind and takes things calmly. 6. Unconcerned: someone who is not bothered by the situation or details. 7. Casual: someone who takes the situation lightly and doesn't worry about details.

Usage examples for Finicking

Of course, the dispassionate critic cannot help observing that there is in "The Creation" a good deal of music which is Finicking and something which is trumpery.
"Haydn"
J. Cuthbert Hadden
"Or he could be any one of half-a-dozen other things-his last craze was journalism; but you know what I mean by the artistic temperament: it's that inability to be explicit; that habit of leaving things vague and undefined, and hoping they'll somehow come out as you want them of themselves; that way of taking the line of beauty to get at what you wish to do or say, and of being very Finicking about little things and lag about essentials.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
I have often, attended his church and heard him preach; but the sermons which I have heard are either expositions of high doctrine, or else discourses of what I can only call a very feminine and even Finicking kind of morality; he preaches on the duty of church-going, on the profane use of scriptural language, on the sanctification of joy, on the advisability of family prayer, on religious meditation, on the examples of saints, on the privilege of devotional exercises, on the consecration of life, on the communion of saints, on the ministry of angels.
"The Silent Isle"
Arthur Christopher Benson

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