Pedantic and Plain

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Pedantic adjective - Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.

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Plain is an antonym for pedantic in bookish topic.

Nearby Words: pedantry, pedant

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Pedantic is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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Plain and Pedantic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pedantic/plain

Pedantic & Plain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pedantic/plain>.

Plain or Pedantic. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pedantic/plain.

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