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