SANCTIMONIOUS Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

sanctimonious

adjective

as in pious

formal + disapproving pretending to be morally better than other people sanctimonious politicians A sanctimonious speech from someone who refused to acknowledge his own past failings.

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Recent Examples of sanctimonious If secular voters—or even those who think the place for expressions of faith are better served in a sanctuary than a Nashville convention hall—stopped rewarding such trolling, perhaps the sanctimonious performance art would stop. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 June 2024 Senator Ernst, House Speaker Johnson and most of Congress are just a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites who constantly point the finger at others while protecting their numerous golden eggs. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024 More than family, my poor roommates at the time got the worst of my newfound sanctimonious zeal. —

David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 Others need police escorts off college campuses or get shouted down by sanctimonious mobs. —

Mary Riley, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sanctimonious