adjective · Hard SAT word

    Fastidious

    careful; giving careful attention to detail

    Fastidious in a sentence

    She was fastidious about keeping her desk organized and perfectly clean.

    Synonyms for fastidious

    Antonyms for fastidious

    • careless
    • sloppy
    • negligent

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    Vocabulary like fastidious appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.

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