Synonyms and Antonyms for Pedantic

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to pedantic:

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4 Letter Words

glib

5 Letter Words

wordydopeypettyponcyfussycharyprude

6 Letter Words

pedantprissysnootyobtusetetchyprolixjejunenigglyteachystuffy

7 Letter Words

donnishpedantspompousverbosepuerileboorisheruditeprosaicpuckishplebianpeevishpreciseuptightfinickypreachy

8 Letter Words

academicpedantrydogmaticnitpickytiresometactlessflippantbelaboursnobbishsticklersmartassneuroticdidactic

9 Letter Words

scholarlynitpickerfacetiousmonotonalofficioushumorlessinfantileunmusicalsarcasticimbecilicverbalismoverexactoverpickyoverfussydryasdust

10 Letter Words

pernicketylongwindedhumourlesstiresomelyunacademicphilistinemoralisticsophomoricunliterarydogmaticalmaunderingegoisticalcensoriousoverformalfastidiousniff-naffyoverdaintyoverstrict

11 Letter Words

rebarbativeegotisticalpersnicketypunctiliouspompousnessmaunderingsuntechnicalpretentiousimpertinentunscholarlydoctrinairetautologousuninventivetight-assedoverlogicalovertediousovercarefuloverbookishover-politehyperpuristoverpompousoverliteral

12 Letter Words

anglocentricimperceptivepettifoggingovercriticaloverpedanticoverstudiousoverdogmaticovercaptiousoverrigorousoverdiligentovermanneredoverchildishoverculturednewspaperishoverdelicateoverliterary

13 Letter Words

hypercriticalhairsplittingschoolmarmishsanctimoniouscondescendingselfrighteousovertechnicaloverofficiousperfectionistoverconcernedoverelaborate

14 Letter Words

longwindednesscircumlocutoryschoolmasterlyunenlighteningscatterbrainedunintellectualanal-retentivesuperofficiousoverparticularoveranalyticalhypertechnicaloverscrupulousoverthoughtful

15 Letter Words

overpunctiliousoversententiousovercircumspect

16 Letter Words

overintellectual

17 Letter Words

overphilosophicaloverconscientiousoversuperstitious

18 Letter Words

pseudointellectual

20 Letter Words

overintellectualized

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