Synonyms for pedant
- noun
- verb
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
1. Scholastic
Other
stickler, academe, fusser, brainiac slang, commafucker vulgar
Verb
pedanticize, pedanticise UK, pedantize, pedantise UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- v. 1
To be or act as a pedant.
Example sentences
- scholastic He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
- stickler Tom can be a bit of a stickler when it comes to rules.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pedant | falling | |
| scholastic | falling | |
| stickler | rising | |
| academe | rising | |
| fusser | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- fusser
- 7 letters
- academe3
- 8 letters
- brainiac, stickler3
- 9 letters
- pedantize, pedantise
- 10 letters
- scholastic3
- 11 letters
- commafucker, pedanticize, pedanticise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (academe3 = 3 syllables).