Synonyms for sanctimonious
ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əssanc·ti·mo·nious

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1. holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteousadjective

   excessively or hypocritically pious

   "a sickening sanctimonious smile"

   Synonyms:
   pharisaic, pietistical, self-righteous, pharisaical, pietistic, holier-than-thou

   Antonyms:
   impious

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1. sanctimoniousadjective

   Synonyms:
   pharisaical, affectedly holy, hypocritically devout

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1. List of paraphrases for "sanctimonious":

   moralist, moralistic, hypocritical

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How to use sanctimonious in a sentence?

1. Mark Twain:

   [He was] a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.

2. Donald Trump:

   Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy, sanctimonious James Comey was Sanctimonious James Comey boss and made Andrew McCabe look like a choirboy. Sanctimonious James Comey knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI !

3. Thomas Jefferson:

   Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment.