Meaning & use
fastidious
Very attentive to detail and difficult to please, especially about accuracy, cleanliness, or correctness.
See it in a sentence
The fastidious editor caught every small typo before the article went to print.
He was fastidious about keeping his workshop tools perfectly organized.
A note on using this word
'Fastidious' can carry a mild negative tone, suggesting someone is fussy or hard to satisfy rather than simply careful.
Words with a similar meaning
meticulousparticular
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
carelesssloppy
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