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