hard-to-please
Never quite content
Hard-to-please describes someone difficult to satisfy—a person with exacting standards or finicky tastes who rarely finds things acceptable.
She's a hard-to-please customer who sends back every dish.
The hyphens appear when the phrase precedes a noun; otherwise it's often written open: My mother-in-law is hard to please.
Excessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- demandingRequiring great effort
- particularSpecific or fussy
choosy · fastidious · exacting · persnickety · discriminating · critical · selective · meticulous
Having keen judgment
- dissatisfiedUnhappy with results
- complainingExpressing discontent verbally
- returningGoing back to origin
- refundingReturning spent money
reviewing · rating · criticizing · boycotting · switching · demanding · expectations · standards
Not yet content
- discontentedUnhappy with circumstances
- unhappyExperiencing sorrow or displeasure
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
- restlessUnable to be still
insatiable · ungrateful · unappreciative · jaded · cynical · pessimistic · disappointed · disillusioned
picky
Excessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- demandingRequiring great effort
particular · choosy · fastidious · exacting · persnickety · discriminating · critical · selective · meticulous · perfectionist
discerning
Having keen judgment
- dissatisfiedUnhappy with results
- complainingExpressing discontent verbally
- returningGoing back to origin
refunding · reviewing · rating · criticizing · boycotting · switching · demanding · expectations · standards · high-end
unsatisfied
Not yet content
- discontentedUnhappy with circumstances
- unhappyExperiencing sorrow or displeasure
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
restless · insatiable · ungrateful · unappreciative · jaded · cynical · pessimistic · disappointed · disillusioned · bitter
mother-in-law
Spouse's maternal parent
parent · teacher · judge · supervisor · client · customer · child · teenager · toddler · diva
hard-to-pleaseundemanding
Requiring minimal effort
low-maintenance · not picky · uncritical · content · satisfied
hard, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening, hardness, hardy, hardly