Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, derogatory)Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.

    We had it all figured out, but this know-it-all marched in with "the correct way of solving it", leaving our experiment in shambles.

    Besserwisser, Besserwisserin, Neunmalkluger

    всезна́йкаvseznájka, зна́йкаznájka

    всезна́йкоvseznájko

    someone who thinks they know everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others

Translations

9 languages
Українська
one who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject:

Forms

plural: know-it-alls

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who thinks they know everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others:know-all

Antonyms

1 antonyms
wise person

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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