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