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synonyms for self righteous

  • complacent
  • egotistical
  • hypocritical
  • pious
  • sanctimonious
  • affected
  • canting
  • goody-goody
  • holier-than-thou
  • noble
  • pharisaic
  • pietistic
  • preachy
  • self-satisfied
  • superior
  • moral
  • nice
  • PC
  • puritan
  • strait-laced
  • Victorian
  • god-fearing
  • goody-two-shoes
  • holier-than-thou
  • pious
  • politically correct
  • priggish
  • prissy
  • prudish
  • self-righteous
  • unctuous
  • virtuous
On this page you'll find 283 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self righteous, such as: complacent, egotistical, hypocritical, pious, sanctimonious, and affected.

antonyms for self righteous

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  • caring
  • humble
  • thoughtful
  • understanding
  • humble
  • modest
  • unhappy
  • unsure
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            How to use self righteous in a sentence

            Dear sir, I made a square bet with myself that there were nineteen debauchable men in your self-righteous community.
            THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURGMARK TWAIN
            Adams' remark had the effect of taking the sails out of Ben West's self-righteous spirit, and he said nothing more.
            A CALIFORNIA GIRLEDWARD ELDRIDGE
            The Gospel of the free forgiveness of sins through Christ will never appeal to the self-righteous.
            COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANSMARTIN LUTHER
            Bruce could not accuse himself of being self-righteous, because he truly acknowledged himself to be a sinner before his God.
            THE HAUNTED ROOMA. L. O. E.
            But beware of your peculiar danger, which is self-righteous pride, worldliness, and the evil heart of unbelief.
            THE EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE: THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWSTHOMAS CHARLES EDWARDS
            They absolve the sinner who can plead, "I was in love," more easily than the self-righteous abstainer.
            WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?RUPERT HUGHES
            I thought the complainants a set of self-righteous busybodies, and I vastly preferred the good will of the delinquent.
            WITCHING HILLE. W. HORNUNG
            A large number do not feet their need of a Savior because they are self-righteous, trusting to their own morality and good works.
            PLEASURE & PROFIT IN BIBLE STUDYDWIGHT MOODY
            "It's what he deserves," declared Uli, with self-righteous assurance.
            MONI THE GOAT BOY AND OTHER STORIESJOHANNA SPYRI
            In the reactionary stage, the bourgeois implicitly accepted the belief in absolute truth and cultivated a self-righteous faith.
            THE POSITIVE OUTCOME OF PHILOSOPHYJOSEPH DIETZGEN
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            OCTOBER 26, 1985
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