Thesaurus:pedant

Thesaurus

pedant

English

Noun

Sense: someone overly concerned with formal rules, or with trivial points of learning

Synonyms

• nitpicker
• pedant
• pettifogger
• priss
• smart aleck
• smartass
• wiseass
• wise guy

Antonyms

• maverick    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• buzzkill
• caviler
• formalist
• fusser
• hairsplitter
• nazi
• neatnik
• perfectionist
• precisian
• precisianist
• precisionist
• purist
• rulemonger
• stickler
• tightass

See also

• Thesaurus:fastidious
• Thesaurus:complainer

Further reading

• “pedant” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• “pettifogger” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• “855. affectation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “868. fastidiousness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “936. detractor” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.