pedantry (Meaning)

Wordnet

pedantry (n)

an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

Webster

The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning.

No strong antonyms found.

His constant corrections were dismissed by his peers as mere pedantry.
The professor's lectures were often criticized for their excessive pedantry.
Despite his expertise, his writing was marred by unnecessary pedantry.
Her insistence on following the rules to the letter bordered on pedantry.
The committee's discussions were often bogged down by pedantry, slowing progress.
In his pedantry, he failed to see the practical application of the theory.
The lawyer's argument was weakened by his reliance on pedantry rather than substance.
The debate devolved into a battle of pedantry, with each side nitpicking the other's arguments.
The playwright's refusal to compromise led to accusations of pedantry from the cast.
The manager's attention to detail crossed the line into pedantry, frustrating his employees.

an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learningThe act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning.

reading,bookishness, erudition, learning, culture,enlightenment, literacy, edification, education, scholarship

ignorance, illiteracy, illiteracy, ignorance,, functional illiteracy,illiterateness, functional illiteracy, illiterateness

His constant corrections were dismissed by his peers as mere pedantry.

The professor's lectures were often criticized for their excessive pedantry.

Despite his expertise, his writing was marred by unnecessary pedantry.

Her insistence on following the rules to the letter bordered on pedantry.