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