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idealist(noun, person, perfection, stickler)
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stickler(noun, person, behavior, perfection, idealist)
25
meticulous(adjective, careful, thorough, scrupulous)
25
stickler for perfection(expression, person, perfection, purist)
22
purist(noun, person, idealist, stickler, aspirant)
22
precisian(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
21
precisionist(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
20
demanding(adjective, careful, scrupulous, captious)
20
fusspot(noun, person, idealist, stickler, aspirant)
19
conformist(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
19
captious critic(expression, careful, scrupulous, captious)
19
perfectibilist(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
19
precisianist(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
19
strict disciplinarian(expression, idiom, careful, scrupulous, captious)
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disciplinarian(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
18
formalist(noun, person, idealist, stickler, aspirant)
18
fuss-budget(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
18
nitpicker(noun, person, idealist, aspirant)
18
exacting(adjective, careful, scrupulous, captious)
17
too critical(captious, adjective, careful, scrupulous, expression)
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