Picky and Sensitive

Picky

Picky adjective - Hard to please.

Sensitive and picky are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sensitive" instead an adjective "Picky".

Nearby Words: pick, picked, picker, picking

Sensitive

Sensitive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

Picky and sensitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Picky" instead an adjective "Sensitive".

Both words in one sentence

  • Super Senses Many people who are considered "picky eaters" are simply more taste-sensitive than others, hence find some foods unpalatable due to unpleasant subtleties of flavor.
    Source: Super Senses
  • Series / The Red Green Show There is also one episode whose segment of The Possum Lodge Word Game shows Dalton having to say the word "Sensitive":Red: Dalton, you would never say to your wife that she's picky, overweight or weepy, because... Dalton: (puzzled) Castration...?
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Sensitive and Picky. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/picky/sensitive
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Sensitive or Picky. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/picky/sensitive.
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