overparticular
Too picky overall
Overparticular means excessively fussy about details or standards.
Someone overparticular about cleanliness might rewash already-clean dishes.
The word suggests pickiness beyond what the situation warrants: Don't be overparticular about the wording—just get the idea across.
It carries a mild note of criticism, implying the person's standards have become counterproductive.
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- fussyExcessively particular
- nitpickyOverly concerned with minutiae
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
picky · fastidious · squeamish · dainty · prissy · precious · overnice · hard-to-please
Showing extreme attention to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- exactingDemanding great care
- preciseExactly correct, no error
rigorous · thorough · painstaking · detail-oriented · overscrupulous · perfectionist · uncompromising · demanding
Choosing with care
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- exactingDemanding great care
- demandingRequiring great effort
specific · refined · cultivated · tasteful · standards · preferences · criteria · judicious
finicky
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- fussyExcessively particular
- nitpickyOverly concerned with minutiae
choosy · picky · fastidious · squeamish · dainty · prissy · precious · overnice · hard-to-please · difficult
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- exactingDemanding great care
precise · rigorous · thorough · painstaking · detail-oriented · overscrupulous · perfectionist · uncompromising · demanding · strict
selective
Choosing with care
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- exactingDemanding great care
demanding · specific · refined · cultivated · tasteful · standards · preferences · criteria · judicious · careful
- fussinessfussiness, pickiness, picky, nitpicky, persnickety
- Fussy traitsfussy, nitpicking, finicky, persnickety, pernickety