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sanctimonious Synonyms

Another word for sanctimonious

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• adjective (Context 1)

Making a show of being morally or religiously superior to other people; hypocritically devout or pious.

Usage Example

"The committee members grew tired of his self-righteous lectures about workplace ethics when his own department failed the audit."

Strongest
self-righteous
holier-than-thou
pietistic
Strong
moralizing
preachy
hypocritical
smug
pharisaical
priggish
unctuous

Opposites of sanctimonious

The opposite of sanctimonious shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

humble
sincere
genuine
modest
unassuming
unpretentious
forthright
See all opposites of sanctimonious

• Nearby Words

san
sanatorium
sanctify
sanctimonious
sanction
sanctionable
sanctity

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Sanctimonious. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/sanctimonious
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