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