I would like one or more synonyms for anal retentive.
I was chatting last night in an mmorpg, and any message with the word anal was banned. I ended up talking about my canal retentive minus c guild-mate instead.
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Sign up to join this communityI would like one or more synonyms for anal retentive.
I was chatting last night in an mmorpg, and any message with the word anal was banned. I ended up talking about my canal retentive minus c guild-mate instead.
I would probably go with fussy. Other possibilities include finicky, persnickety, hair-splitting, or simply the broader difficult.
Less of a synonym than an allusion via an incorrect and overly literal interpretation of what anal-retentive means, but for a situation like the one you describe, you may get good mileage out of constipated.
I would go with one of the following phrases/words:
A few more options:
You can use perfectionism.
All the above have negative connotations and being anal-retentive can be very positive — especially in journalism, fact-checking, and mathematics.
I would say that 'control freak' is a pretty good synonym for anally-retentive.
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