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