Sanctimonious : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'sanctimonious': discover synonyms for the word sanctimonious, such as holier-than-thou or pious.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as sanctimonious. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": holier-than-thou and pious.


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Synonyms for sanctimonious sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for sanctimonious Degree of synonymy of sanctimonious Frequency in the language
holier-than-thou
   30051  
pious
   30051 0.94  
pietistical
   30046  
pietistic
   30045  
pharisaical
   30042  
pharisaic
   30041  
self-righteous
   30003  
moral
   20033 13.51  
moralist
   20032 0.12  
moralistic
   20012 0.02  
hypocritical
   20010 1.25  
band
   19859 53.41  
strip
   19830 15.69  
sanctimony
   10051 0.04  
pompous
   10051 2.39  
priggish
   10051 0.10  
supercilious
   10051 0.14  
smug
   10051 2.39  
censorious
   10051  
sententious
   10051  

Lexical field of "sanctimonious"

holier-than-thou
pious
pietistical
pietistic
pharisaical
pharisaic
self-righteous
moral
moralist
moralistic
hypocritical
band
strip
sanctimony
pompous
priggish
supercilious
smug
censorious
sententious
fatuous
priggishness
compassionless
smarmy
obnoxious
egotistical
arrogant
contemptuous
prig
vainglorious
unctuous
cretinous
pretentious
bleatings
truthless
prigs
petulant
hypocritic
moralizing
selfrighteous
hectoring
vacuous
haughty
moralising
vapid
egomaniacal
insipid
officious
uncharitable
cynical