Cant
Cant noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.
Usage example: many accused the evangelist of cant, since his lavish lifestyle seemed to bear little resemblance to what he was preaching
Piousness
Piousness noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.
Usage example: an outward piousness that was just a ploy to get him the support of religious-minded voters
Cant and piousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cant" instead a noun "Piousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sanctimony and cant
- sanctimony and piousness
- affectation and cant
- affectation and piousness
- dishonesty and cant
- dishonesty and piousness
- pretense and cant
- pretense and piousness
- dissimulation and cant
- dissimulation and piousness
- hypocrisy and cant
- hypocrisy and piousness
- deceit and cant
- deceit and piousness
Cite this Source
Piousness and Cant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cant/piousness
Cant & Piousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cant/piousness>.
Piousness or Cant. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cant/piousness.
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