holier-than-thou Antonyms
Strongest:
- self-critical
- timid
- sheepish
- diffident
- sheepish
- down-to-earth
- diffident
- self-doubting
- self-critical
- timid
- meek
- down-to-earth
- unassuming
- self-doubting
- unassuming
- meek
- unassertive
- unassertive
Strong:
- retiring
- demure
- retiring
- overmodest
- self-reproachful
- humble
- self-distrustful
- bashful
- unpretentious
- mousey
- modest
- overmodest
- modest
- unarrogant
- demure
- unpretentious
- shrinking
- self-distrustful
- self-reproachful
- shy
- mousy
- shy
- shrinking
- introverted
- self-reproving
- unarrogant
- mousey
- humble
- self-reproving
- mousy
- bashful
- introverted
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- pompous
- egoistic
- biggety
- admonitory
- selfish
- overweening
- bumptious
- homiletical
- admonishing
- swellheaded
- pretentious
- homiletic
- consequential
- uppity
- vainglorious
- egotistic
- stuck-up
- masterful
- snobbish
- didactic
- self-important
- self-conceited
- bigheaded
- swaggering
- prescriptive
- moralizing
- blustery
- high-and-mighty
- bombastic
- haughty
- supercilious
- vain
- braggy
- hifalutin
- snobby
- important
- biggity
- cocky
- dogmatical
- complacent
- snooty
- blusterous
- prideful
- self-satisfied
- preachy
- dogmatic
- sententious
- cautionary
- conceited
Weak:
- high-handed
- self-glorifying
- disdainful
- self-confident
- self-centered
- domineering
- self-opinionated
- overconfident
- huffy
- self-assertive
- fastuous
- self-dramatizing
- condescending
- self-assured
- peremptory
- pontifical
- presumptuous
- toplofty
- chesty
- self-contented
- braggart
- presuming
- self-congratulatory
- toploftical
- lordly
- self-asserting
- proud
- patronizing
- assured
- self-gratulatory
- self-promoting
- self-engrossed
- lofty
- uppish
- assumptive
- imperious
- confident
- highfalutin
- high-hat
- superior
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
bragging, egotistical, boastful,smug, egoistical, moralistic, cavalier, self-righteous, arrogant, pompous
self-critical, timid, sheepish, diffident, sheepish, down-to-earth,diffident, self-doubting, self-critical, timid
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.
