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View definitions for smart-ass

smart-ass

noun as in know-it-all

noun as in smart aleck

noun as in wiseass/wise-ass

noun as in saucebox

noun as in smarty-pants/smarty pants

noun as in know-it-all

noun as in smart-aleck

noun as in smart aleck

noun as in wiseass/wise-ass

noun as in saucebox

noun as in smarty-pants/smarty pants

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Example Sentences

In fact, the smart-ass speeches go on and on and on, the actors seemingly in love with the sound of their voices.

If it's not pollsters, it's some smart-ass blogger trying to provoke us to say something against blacks or gays or Mexicans.

Every woman on the planet has sass and smart-ass qualities in them, but it seems sometimes only black women are defined by it.

Even in the chaos, I could still manage the smart-ass remark.

Franken is seen as a mean-spirited, nasty guy—a smart ass.

It was a geek accent, and it made you sound like a smart-ass instead of a sharp operator.

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On this page you'll find 107 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smart-ass, such as: audacious, blatant, bold, impudent, shameless, and unabashed.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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