Choose the correct antonym for the word FASTIDIOUS from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Unfussy
Fastidious means very careful about accuracy and detail, hard to please, often about cleanliness or neatness. Its antonym is unfussy.
Example: He is so fastidious that he irons even his socks.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Strong | having physical power (it is not related to being careful or fussy) | He is strong enough to lift the heavy box. |
| (2) Meticulous | showing great attention to detail (a synonym of fastidious) | She keeps meticulous records of every expense. |
| (3) Unfussy (answer) | not concerned about small details, easy to please (a fastidious person is fussy, and an unfussy person is not) | My grandfather is an unfussy eater who enjoys whatever is served. |
| (4) Finicky | too fussy about small details (again a synonym of fastidious) | The finicky child would not eat anything green. |
| Synonyms of fastidious: meticulous, finicky, fussy, particular Antonyms of fastidious: unfussy, careless, easy-going, sloppy Also asked in CUET (UG): fastidious – 29-05-2026 Slot 2, 14-05-2025 Slot 2, 29-05-2024 Slot 1 meticulous – 23-05-2026 Slot 2, 22-05-2026 Slot 2, 18-06-2023 Slot 3, 16-09-2022 Slot 1 finicky – 29-05-2024 Slot 1 |