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