Question

which of the following is a synonym for the word fastidious?
sloppy
easygoing
trustful
hypercritical

Explanation:

To solve this, we first define "fastidious": it means being very attentive to detail, often overly critical about cleanliness or accuracy. Now analyze each option:

• "sloppy" means careless/messy, opposite of fastidious.
• "easygoing" means relaxed, not related to fastidious.
• "trustful" means trusting, not related.
• "hypercritical" means excessively critical, which matches the strict, detail - oriented (and often overly critical) nature of "fastidious".

Answer:

D. hypercritical