Synonyms for smart alec
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Smart arse — one who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge
smart-ass, know-all UK AU IE, know-it-all US, wiseacre, wisenheimer informal US, wise-ass, clever dick informal UK, smart arse UK IE, smarty informal, smarty pants informal, wisehead dated
2. Wise guy — one who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor
Definitions
- n. 1
One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor.
- n. 2
One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge.
Related words
- Other spellings
- smart aleck
By length
- 6 letters
- smarty2
- 8 letters
- wiseacre, wisehead
- 11 letters
- wisenheimer
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (smarty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- plaisantin