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