Holier-than-thou
Holier-than-thou adjective - Excessively or hypocritically pious.
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Synonyms for Holier-than-thou
Moralizing and holier-than-thou are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Moralizing" instead an adjective phrase "Holier-than-thou".
Moralizing
Moralizing adjective - Marked by or given to preaching moral values.
Usage example: I found the novel's moralizing tone a bit much for beach reading
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Synonyms for Moralizing
Holier-than-thou and moralizing are semantically related. You can use "Holier-than-thou" instead an adjective "Moralizing".
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Related pairs
- sententious and holier-than-thou
- sententious and moralizing
- pompous and holier-than-thou
- pompous and moralizing
- superior and holier-than-thou
- superior and moralizing
- pedantic and holier-than-thou
- pedantic and moralizing
- priggish and holier-than-thou
- priggish and moralizing
- moral and holier-than-thou
- moral and moralizing
- pious and holier-than-thou
- pious and moralizing
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