selectiveness
Being highly particular
Selectiveness is the quality of being selective—choosing carefully rather than accepting everything available.
It implies discrimination and standards: The program is known for its selectiveness in admitting students.
The word overlaps almost entirely with selectivity, though selectivity appears more often in technical contexts.
Superior select group
- restrictedLimited in scope
- limitedRestricted in extent
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
exclusive · premium · gatekeeping · vetting · screening · filtering · narrowing · culling
Excessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
discriminating · discerning · exacting · demanding · persnickety · meticulous · critical · perfectionist
Exactness of detail
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- narrowOf small width
- exactingDemanding great care
surgical · pinpointed · refined · calibrated · fine-tuned · nuanced · discriminating · differentiated
Unfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- inclinationDisposition toward something
leaning · tendency · slant · one-sidedness · preferential · weighted · skewed · uneven
elite
Superior select group
- restrictedLimited in scope
- limitedRestricted in extent
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
handpicked · exclusive · premium · gatekeeping · vetting · screening · filtering · narrowing · culling · weeding out
picky
Excessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
fastidious · discriminating · discerning · exacting · demanding · persnickety · meticulous · critical · perfectionist · nitpicky
specificity
Exactness of detail
exacting · surgical · pinpointed · refined · calibrated · fine-tuned · nuanced · discriminating · differentiated · tailored
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
inclination · leaning · tendency · slant · one-sidedness · preferential · weighted · skewed · uneven · imbalanced
- introversionintroversion, solitude, alone time, isolation, loner
- fastidiousnessneatness, tidiness, cleanliness, meticulousness, fussiness
selectivenessindiscriminateness
Absence of careful selection
undiscriminating · randomness · arbitrariness · haphazardness · carelessness
selectivenessinclusiveness
Quality of welcoming all
comprehensiveness · inclusivity · openness · universality · open admission
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