STICKLER Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word stickler. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for STICKLER
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pedant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | ||||||||
disciplinarian | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | ||||||||
faultfinder | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is critical of the motives of others | ||||||||
martinet | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | ||||||||
nitpicker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms | ||||||||
perfectionist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards | ||||||||
purist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) | ||||||||
taskmaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who imposes hard or continuous work | ||||||||
precisian | nounn | |||||||
noun • A religious purist; a Puritan. • Someone who strictly observes the rules; a pedant or stickler. | ||||||||
rigorist | nounn | |||||||
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dogmatist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions | ||||||||
traditionalist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one who adheres to traditional views adjective satellite • stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded | ||||||||
formalist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler • An advocate of formalism adjective • Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic |