sanctimoniousness Antonyms
Strongest:
- self-satisfaction
- pretension
- deceit
- affectation
- pretence
- duplicity
- self-righteousness
- deception
- perfidy
- affectedness
- pretense
- dishonesty
- pretentiousness
Strong:
- shamming
- glibness
- two-facedness
- falsity
- fakery
- double-dealing
- deceptiveness
- falseness
- deceitfulness
- insincerity
- piousness
- hypocrisy
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
self-satisfaction, pretension, deceit,affectation, pretence, duplicity, self-righteousness, deception, perfidy, affectedness
sincerity, genuineness, genuineness,sincerity, frankness, probity,frankness, directness, straightforwardness, probity
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.
