high-maintenance
Requires constant attention
High-maintenance describes someone or something requiring considerable time, effort, or attention to keep functioning or satisfied.
A high-maintenance car needs frequent repairs; a high-maintenance person demands constant emotional support or has exacting standards: She's too high-maintenance for me—everything has to be perfect.
The term often carries a mildly critical edge, suggesting the effort may not be worth the reward.
Excessively particular
- exactingDemanding great care
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- particularSpecific or fussy
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
perfectionist · meticulous · hard-to-please · nitpicky · persnickety · picky · critical · uncompromising
Completely without blemish
- spotlessCompletely free of marks
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
meticulous · fastidious · squeaky-clean · unblemished · pristine · white-glove · detail-oriented · particular
High in price
- expensiveCosting much money
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- labor-intensiveRequiring extensive human effort
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
finicky · specialized · intricate · complex · fiddly · temperamental · unreliable · troublesome
Tending to hold on
- dependentRequiring outside support
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
possessive · codependent · sensitive · approval-seeking · demanding · smothering · jealous · validation-seeking
fussy
Excessively particular
- exactingDemanding great care
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- particularSpecific or fussy
finicky · perfectionist · meticulous · hard-to-please · nitpicky · persnickety · picky · critical · uncompromising · temperamental
immaculate
Completely without blemish
gleaming · meticulous · fastidious · squeaky-clean · unblemished · pristine · white-glove · detail-oriented · particular · exacting
costly
High in price
- expensiveCosting much money
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- labor-intensiveRequiring extensive human effort
delicate · finicky · specialized · intricate · complex · fiddly · temperamental · unreliable · troublesome · problematic
clingy
Tending to hold on
anxious · possessive · codependent · sensitive · approval-seeking · demanding · smothering · jealous · validation-seeking · overwrought
extravagant
Exceeding sensible bounds
exclusive · designer · upscale · posh · ritzy · swanky · fancy · glamorous · bougie · indulgent
- dog traitsloyal, friendly, loyalty, devoted, playful
- exhaustingdraining, taxing, tiring, exhausting, fatiguing
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
high-maintenancelow-maintenance
Requiring little care
easy · self-sufficient · independent · self-reliant · hassle-free
high, higher, highest, maintenance, heighten, maintained, maintaining, heightened, maintains