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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless, daring |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, aweless, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky*, courageous, daredevil, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gutty, intrepid, nervy, rash, resolute, risky, smart ass, unafraid, uncurbed, undaunted, ungoverned, valiant, venturesome |
| Antonyms: | cautious, gentle, humble, meek, mild, modest, reserved, timid, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wise guy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smart-aleck; gangster |
| Synonyms: | Mafioso, bigmouth, criminal, crook, hood, hoodlum, know-it-all, member of the family, mobster, smart ass, smarty-pants, wiseacre, wiseass, wisenheimer |
| Main Entry: | brazen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brash, unashamed |
| Synonyms: | audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, brassy, cheeky, cocky, contumelious, defiant, flashy, flip, forward, gritty, gutsy, hotshot, immodest, impertinent, impudent, indecent, insolent, loud, meretricious, nervy, overbold, pert, saucy, shameless, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spunky, tawdry, unabashed, unblushing |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, shamed, shamefaced, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | know-it-all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who claims full knowledge |
| Synonyms: | braggart, brain, brain*, intellectual, smart aleck, smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty-pants, walking encyclopedia, windbag, wise guy, wiseacre |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smart aleck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person making wise remarks |
| Synonyms: | know-it-all, smart alec, smart-ass, smarty, smarty pants, swellhead, wise guy, wise-ass, wisenheimer |
| Main Entry: | wise-ass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smart aleck |
| Synonyms: | know-it-all, show-off, smart-ass, wise guy |
| Main Entry: | saucebox |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smart aleck |
| Synonyms: | know-it-all, malapert, smart alec, smart-ass, smarty, smarty pants, swellhead, wise guy, wise-ass, wisenheimer, witling |
| Main Entry: | smarty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smart aleck |
| Synonyms: | know-it-all, malapert, smart alec, smart-ass, smarty pants, swellhead, wise guy, wise-ass, wisenheimer, witling |
| Main Entry: | smarty-pants |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smart aleck |
| Synonyms: | know-it-all, malapert, smart alec, smart-ass, smarty, smarty pants, swellhead, wise guy, wise-ass, wisenheimer, witling |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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