| Main Entry: | discriminating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | critical |
Synonyms: |
acute, astute, careful, choicy, choosy, cultivated, discerning, distinctive, eclectic, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, individualizing, judicious, keen, opinionated, particular, persnickety*, picky, prudent, refined, select, selective, sensitive, tasteful, wise |
Antonyms: |
uncritical, undiscriminating |
| Main Entry: | particular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | finicky, demanding |
Synonyms: |
careful, choicy, choosy, critical, dainty, discriminating, exacting, fastidious, finical, fussbudget, fussy, hard to please, meticulous, nice, nit-picking, persnickety*, picky*, rough, stickler, tough |
Antonyms: |
indifferent, nonchalant, undemanding, undiscriminating |
| Main Entry: | selective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discriminating |
Synonyms: |
careful, choicy, choosy, discerning, discriminatory, eclectic, fussy, judicious, particular, persnickety*, picky, scrupulous, select |
Antonyms: |
open, uncaring, undiscriminating, unselective |
| Main Entry: | particular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
particular, censorious, dainty, delicate, difficult to please, fastidious, finical, hard to please, hypercritical, jimp, lickerish, nice, pleasing, queasy, querulous, scrupulous, squeamish, strait-laced, thin-skinned
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