CHOOSY Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

choosy

adjective

ˈchü-zē

variants or choosey

Definition of choosy

as in picky

hard to please a choosy dog who refuses all but the fanciest food

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as in selective

tending to select carefully a choosy man when it came to clothes for the office

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Recent Examples of choosy Brown was very choosy and strategic — a solid player in his second tenure as governor. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Disney pulled a series of strategic levers to get people through their park gates at a time when many are being choosy about how to spend their dollars, according to industry analysts. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The idea of working together again comes up, and Russell, the choosier one, wouldn’t want to do just anything. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 The unique flavors are enough to impress even the choosiest casserole connoisseur. — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for choosy

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Adjective

But even Cruise has learned the hard way that moviegoers have become pickier about what’s worth getting off the couch for.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
The bears, which are normally solitary creatures, can be picky when choosing mates, and females are only in heat for one to three days each year.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of picky

Adjective

Since then, not much has changed — except for sluggish traffic across the industry as consumers have become more selective about their dining choices.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Florida International University is a massive public institution with a reputation for helping low- and middle-income students get ahead and the University of Miami is a selective private institution with a major medical research component.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of selective

Adjective

Democratic congressional candidates will also need to be careful about balancing partisan messages to their base with more measured appeals to independent voters.

— Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
But perhaps the biggest challenge of all was being extremely careful not to pass moral judgment on the story or any of the characters being portrayed.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of careful

Adjective

The most finicky part of the setup was actually inserting the battery for the igniter.

— Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
The oversized trench coat maintains its spot in the fall capsule wardrobe, while a few more unexpected silhouettes, like the elevated track jacket, offer both protection and elegance in the notoriously finicky weather to come.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of finicky

Adjective

The woman and her children lived in the nice part of the house and the foster girls — three to five at a time — ate dinner separately in the basement.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
In an era where millions of recipes are made for content consumption as much as actual consumption, traveling back in time for someone’s beloved 1970 banana bread recipe sounds pretty nice.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

True crime stories also happen to be a particular forte for the creative team, stressed François Aramburu, co-producer at Fontaram Productions.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Someone with a visa valid for several more years, for example, might still be admitted for only a few months on a particular trip.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of particular

Adjective

The rooms Even the fussiest will be hard-pressed to find fault with them.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Today’s recipe Carolynn Carreño’s recipe for this smooth, creamy chocolate frosting is easy to make, with none of the potential pitfalls of fussy European buttercreams.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fussy

Adjective

The conductors who oversee the recording of the movie scores are portrayed as hyper-demanding corporate perfectionists.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Quantum computers could eventually solve very demanding computational problems much faster than regular computers.

— Sophya Garashchuk, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of demanding

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