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