Antonyms of adj persnickety
2 senses of persnickety
Sense 1
bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish -- ((used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety")
INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble -- (marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski)
Sense 2
pernickety, persnickety -- (characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher")
INDIRECT (VIA fastidious) -> unfastidious -- (marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention to detail; not concerned with cleanliness; "unfastidious in her dress")
Similarity of adj persnickety
2 senses of persnickety
Sense 1
bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish -- ((used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety")
=> proud (vs. humble) -- (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes")
Sense 2
pernickety, persnickety -- (characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher")
=> fastidious (vs. unfastidious) -- (giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness")