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smart aleck - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | smart-aleck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wise guy |
| Synonyms: | bigmouth*, know-it-all*, smart ass, smarty-pants, wiseacre, wiseass, wisenheimer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smart aleck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person making wise remarks |
| Synonyms: | know-it-all, wise guy, wise-ass, smart alec, smart-ass, smarty, smarty pants, swellhead, wisenheimer |
| Main Entry: | cocky/cocksure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-assured, full of oneself |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, brash, bumptious, certain, conceited, confident, know-it-all*, lordly, nervy, overconfident, overweening, positive, presumptuous, self-confident, smart aleck*, sure, vain, wise guy*, egotistical, hotdogging, hotshot, hubristic, smart guy, smarty, smarty pants, swaggering, swollen-headed |
| Antonyms: | humble, modest, uncertain, unsure, unself-confident |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hellion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand*, heel*, incendiary, instigator, loose cannon*, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser*, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck*, wise guy*, inciter, inflamer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | know-it-all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who claims full knowledge |
| Synonyms: | braggart, brain*, brain, intellectual, smart aleck, smart aleck, windbag, wise guy*, smart-ass, smarty-pants, walking encyclopedia, wiseacre |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | troublemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes a problem |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand*, gremlin*, heel*, hellion, incendiary, instigator, loose cannon*, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, phony*, punk*, rabble-rouser*, rascal, recreant, smart aleck*, snake*, stormy petrel*, weasel*, bad actor, inciter, inflamer |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cocky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-assured |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, brash, bumptious, certain, cocksure, conceited, confident, know-it-all, lordly, nervy, overconfident, overweening, positive, presumptuous, self-confident, smart aleck, sure, vain, wise guy, egotistical, hotdogger, hotshot, hubristic, smart guy, smarty, smarty pants, swaggering, swollen-headed |
| Antonyms: | humble, modest, shy, tentative, timid, uncertain, unsure |
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