holier-than-thou Antonyms
Strongest:
- self-critical
- meek
- timid
- self-critical
- unassuming
- timid
- sheepish
- self-doubting
- diffident
- meek
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassertive
- down-to-earth
- self-doubting
- sheepish
- diffident
- down-to-earth
Strong:
- introverted
- self-reproachful
- modest
- bashful
- retiring
- demure
- self-distrustful
- demure
- overmodest
- retiring
- shy
- modest
- unarrogant
- shrinking
- shy
- mousey
- mousy
- unarrogant
- unpretentious
- self-reproachful
- humble
- overmodest
- humble
- unpretentious
- shrinking
- self-reproving
- self-distrustful
- mousy
- self-reproving
- bashful
- mousey
- introverted
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- dogmatical
- snobby
- self-conceited
- biggety
- preachy
- bombastic
- important
- snobbish
- stuck-up
- biggity
- dogmatic
- swaggering
- bumptious
- pretentious
- braggy
- didactic
- haughty
- homiletical
- admonitory
- self-satisfied
- blusterous
- cautionary
- high-and-mighty
- overweening
- moralizing
- egotistic
- bigheaded
- self-important
- masterful
- egoistic
- blustery
- conceited
- pompous
- consequential
- swellheaded
- vainglorious
- snooty
- prideful
- hifalutin
- admonishing
- vain
- sententious
- homiletic
- cocky
- uppity
- supercilious
- complacent
- prescriptive
- selfish
Weak:
- toploftical
- self-gratulatory
- self-asserting
- domineering
- toplofty
- pontifical
- confident
- self-contented
- self-promoting
- high-handed
- huffy
- self-congratulatory
- highfalutin
- self-centered
- disdainful
- lofty
- overconfident
- superior
- high-hat
- self-assertive
- assured
- self-assured
- imperious
- self-engrossed
- self-confident
- lordly
- proud
- presuming
- condescending
- presumptuous
- assumptive
- peremptory
- chesty
- uppish
- self-dramatizing
- patronizing
- self-glorifying
- braggart
- self-opinionated
- fastuous
Meaning of holier-than-thou
holier-than-thou (s)
excessively or hypocritically pious
holier-than-thou Sentence Examples
- The holier-than-thou attitude of the church elders made the congregation feel judged and alienated.
- With a holier-than-thou demeanor, she criticized others for their choices, claiming she was morally superior.
- The holier-than-thou judge refused to listen to the defendant's pleas, believing his own righteousness was absolute.
- The holier-than-thou elite disdained those they deemed unworthy, reinforcing social divisions.
- His holier-than-thou sermon alienated the members of the congregation, turning them away from his teachings.
- With a holier-than-thou expression, she spoke down to others, assuming she possessed all the answers.
- The holier-than-thou politician condemned the actions of his opponents while ignoring his own shortcomings.
- The holier-than-thou environmentalist protested against industries, but secretly used single-use plastics.
- Her holier-than-thou attitude led to isolation as people grew weary of her judgmental demeanor.
- Despite his own flaws, he adopted a holier-than-thou attitude, believing he was above reproach.
FAQs About the word holier-than-thou
excessively or hypocritically pious
egoistical, bragging, moralistic, arrogant, boastful,smug, self-righteous, cavalier, egotistical, dogmatical
self-critical, meek, timid, self-critical, unassuming, timid, sheepish, self-doubting,diffident, meek
The holier-than-thou attitude of the church elders made the congregation feel judged and alienated.
With a holier-than-thou demeanor, she criticized others for their choices, claiming she was morally superior.
The holier-than-thou judge refused to listen to the defendant's pleas, believing his own righteousness was absolute.
The holier-than-thou elite disdained those they deemed unworthy, reinforcing social divisions.
