SELECTIVE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word selective. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SELECTIVE
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| choosy | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • difficult to please | ||||||
| critical | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||
| discerning | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having or revealing keen insight and good judgment adjective satellite • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic • quick to understand • able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive | ||||||
| discriminating | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste adjective satellite • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | ||||||
| exclusive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority noun • a news report that is reported first by one news organization adjective satellite • not divided or shared with others • not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective | ||||||
| optional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • possible but not necessary; left to personal choice | ||||||
| particular | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a fact about some part (as opposed to general) • a small part that can be considered separately from the whole • (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class adjective satellite • unique or specific to a person or thing or category • separate and distinct from others of the same group or category • surpassing what is common or usual or expected • first and most important • exacting especially about details • providing specific details or circumstances | ||||||
| picky | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • exacting especially about details | ||||||
| specific | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique • relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species • being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides noun • a fact about some part (as opposed to general) • a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease adjective satellite • stated explicitly or in detail | ||||||