smart-assed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smart-assed
Adjective
  • There are also two new delightfully cute additions to the collection — a shiny gold pair that would look radiant on warm-tone complexions and a pair that’s as stylishly macabre as the others, only smaller in size.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The songs remind kids that costumes can be cute and colorful instead of frightening.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s something so hilariously flippant about Taylor’s mean streak these days.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Worse for Wilson, Sherman's Hall of Fame broadcast teammate, Tony Gonzalez, bordered on flippant in dismissing Wilson's candidacy.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This barrel chair nails that sweet spot between playful and polished.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The playful routine earned high praise from the judges, who were swept up in the performance.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Smart-assed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smart-assed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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