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Synonyms & Antonyms of smart-alecky
1
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
- you wouldn't be so smart-alecky if you were the one having the surgery
Synonyms for smart-alecky
- cute,
- facetious,
- flip,
- flippant,
- pert,
- smart,
- smart-aleck,
- smart-ass,
- smart-assed,
- smarty-pants,
- wise,
- wiseass
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2
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
- smart-alecky comments from a coworker about her new clothes
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“Smart-alecky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smart-alecky. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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