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