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