Thesaurus
chiefly British
Synonyms of know-all
as in know-it-all
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for know-all
- smart aleck
- (also smart alec),
- smarty
- (or smartie),
- smarty-pants,
- wiseacre,
- wiseass,
- wise guy,
- wisenheimer
- (also weisenheimer)
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“Know-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/know-all. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of know-all was circa 1864
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