OVERCAREFUL Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word overcareful. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OVERCAREFUL
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| cautious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing careful forethought noun • people who are fearful and cautious adjective satellite • avoiding excess | ||||||||
| exacting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures adjective satellite • severe and unremitting in making demands • requiring precise accuracy | ||||||||
| fastidious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures | ||||||||
| finicky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exacting especially about details | ||||||||
| meticulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details • marked by extreme care in treatment of details | ||||||||
| pedantic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | ||||||||
| perfectionist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards | ||||||||
| punctilious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details | ||||||||
| scrupulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled adjective satellite • characterized by extreme care and great effort | ||||||||
| too-careful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • excessively or unduly careful | ||||||||
