16 entries under formalist topic. ×

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doctrinaire(noun, adjective, person, precise, intellectual)
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pedagogue(noun, person, intellectual, affectation, critic)
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bookworm(noun, scholar, purist, bookman)
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dogmatist(noun, person, critic, perfectionist, bookworm)
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methodologist(noun, opinion, intellectual, views)
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scholastic(noun, adjective, precise, pedantic, bookish)
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purist(noun, opinion, affectation, views)
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bluestocking(noun, opinion, intellectual, views)
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scholar(noun, opinion, intellectual, views)
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egghead(noun, smart, way, idealist)
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waling encyclopedia(noun, person, boring, snob)
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bookman(noun, person, boring, snob)
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pettifog(noun, person, boring, snob)
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pettifogger(noun, person, boring, snob)
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priss(noun, person, boring, snob)
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scholarly person(noun, person, boring, snob)
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APASmart Define. (2016). pedant thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/pedant/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "pedant thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/pedant/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, pedant thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/pedant/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "pedant thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/pedant/thesaurus/synonyms>