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