Thesaurus / self righteous
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synonyms for self righteous
- complacent
- egotistical
- pompous
- self-righteous
- self-satisfied
- conceited
- egoistic
- holier-than-thou
- hotshot
- priggish
- puffed-up
- self-contented
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- stuffy
- superior
- vainglorious
- affected
- artificial
- assuming
- bland
- canting
- captious
- caviling
- deceptive
- deluding
- dissembling
- double
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- faithless
- false
- feigning
- fishy
- fraudulent
- glib
- hollow
- insincere
- jivey
- left-handed
- lying
- moralistic
- oily
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- phony
- pietistic
- pious
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- smooth-tongued
- snide
- specious
- spurious
- two-faced
- unctuous
- unnatural
- unreliable
- affected
- artificial
- assuming
- bland
- canting
- captious
- caviling
- deceptive
- deluding
- dissembling
- double
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- faithless
- false
- feigning
- fishy
- fraudulent
- glib
- hollow
- insincere
- jivey
- left-handed
- lying
- moralistic
- oily
- Pecksniffian
- pharisaical
- phony
- pietistic
- pious
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- smooth-tongued
- snide
- specious
- spurious
- two-faced
- unctuous
- unnatural
- unreliable
- affected
- artificial
- assuming
- bland
- canting
- captious
- caviling
- deceptive
- deluding
- dissembling
- double
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- faithless
- false
- feigning
- fishy
- fraudulent
- glib
- hollow
- insincere
- jivey
- left-handed
- lying
- moralistic
- oily
- Pecksniffian
- pharisaic
- phony
- pietistic
- pious
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- smooth-tongued
- snide
- specious
- spurious
- two-faced
- unctuous
- unnatural
- unreliable
- confident
- happy
- pleased
- satisfied
- self-righteous
- smug
- conceited
- easygoing
- egoistic
- egotistic
- gratified
- obsequious
- self-assured
- self-contented
- self-pleased
- self-possessed
- self-satisfied
- serene
- unconcerned
- 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
- deceptive
- duplicitous
- false
- insincere
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- unnatural
- affected
- artificial
- assuming
- bland
- canting
- captious
- caviling
- deluding
- dissembling
- double
- double-dealing
- faithless
- feigning
- fishy
- fraudulent
- glib
- hollow
- jivey
- left-handed
- lying
- moralistic
- oily
- pharisaical
- phony
- pietistic
- pious
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- smooth-tongued
- snide
- specious
- spurious
- two-faced
- unctuous
- unreliable
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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- forthright
- frank
- genuine
- honest
- humble
- open
- real
- truthful
- actual
- authentic
- just
- reliable
- righteous
- sincere
- upright
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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 TWAINAdams' remark had the effect of taking the sails out of Ben West's self-righteous spirit, and he said nothing more.
A CALIFORNIA GIRLEDWARD ELDRIDGEThe Gospel of the free forgiveness of sins through Christ will never appeal to the self-righteous.
COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANSMARTIN LUTHERBruce 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 EDWARDSThey absolve the sinner who can plead, "I was in love," more easily than the self-righteous abstainer.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?RUPERT HUGHESI thought the complainants a set of self-righteous busybodies, and I vastly preferred the good will of the delinquent.
WITCHING HILLE. W. HORNUNGA 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 SPYRIIn the reactionary stage, the bourgeois implicitly accepted the belief in absolute truth and cultivated a self-righteous faith.
THE POSITIVE OUTCOME OF PHILOSOPHYJOSEPH DIETZGEN