sanctimoniousness Antonyms
Strongest:
- pretension
- deceit
- self-satisfaction
- pretense
- affectation
- duplicity
- perfidy
- affectedness
- deception
- self-righteousness
- pretence
- pretentiousness
- dishonesty
Strong:
- falseness
- fakery
- piousness
- shamming
- hypocrisy
- deceptiveness
- double-dealing
- two-facedness
- falsity
- glibness
- deceitfulness
- insincerity
Weak:
Meaning of sanctimoniousness
sanctimoniousness (n)
the quality of being hypocritically devout
sanctimoniousness Sentence Examples
- The sanctimoniousness of his tone grated on my nerves.
- The politician's sanctimoniousness was a thinly veiled attempt to appear holier-than-thou.
- The sanctimoniousness of the religious leader's sermon was off-putting.
- I couldn't stand their sanctimoniousness, acting as if they were morally superior.
- The sanctimoniousness of their actions made it hard to take them seriously.
- His sanctimoniousness made me question his motives.
- The sanctimoniousness of her expression was a clear indication of her disapproval.
- Their sanctimoniousness prevented them from seeing the truth.
- I could not tolerate the sanctimoniousness of his judgment.
- The sanctimoniousness of their attitude was insulting.
FAQs About the word sanctimoniousness
the quality of being hypocritically devout
pretension, deceit, self-satisfaction, pretense,affectation, duplicity, perfidy, affectedness, deception, self-righteousness
sincerity, genuineness, genuineness, sincerity, openness, candor, sincereness, directness, straightforwardness, sincereness
The sanctimoniousness of his tone grated on my nerves.
The politician's sanctimoniousness was a thinly veiled attempt to appear holier-than-thou.
The sanctimoniousness of the religious leader's sermon was off-putting.
I couldn't stand their sanctimoniousness, acting as if they were morally superior.
