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