pedant [noun]

Definition of pedant:

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

Synonyms of pedant:

● Bookworm

● Scholastic

● Perfectionist

● Doctrinaire

● Pedagogue

● Dogmatist

● Methodologist

● Precisian


Opposite/Antonyms of pedant:

● Basic

● Amateur

● Dilettante

● Basal

● Deep

● Down-to-earth

● Firm

● Dissenter

● Dissenting


Sentence/Example of pedant:

The Pedant in the Kitchen is a charming little book, somewhere between the colour of saffron and mustard.