sanctimonious
adjectiveHow many syllables in sanctimonious?
There are 5 syllables in the word sanctimonious.How to pronounce sanctimonious:
Definition of sanctimonious:
- sanctimonious (adjective):
- hypocritically pious or devout
- excessively or hypocritically pious.
Synonyms for sanctimonious:
backhanded
canting
contrived
dishonest
double
fake
false
feigned
forced
goody-goody
holier-than-thou
hollow
hypocritical
insincere
meaningless
mechanical
moralistic
pharisaic
pharisaical
phoney
phony
pi
pietistic
pietistical
pious
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Antonyms for sanctimonious:
bashful
courteous
demure
discreet
down-to-earth
forthright
free from vanity
honest
humble
meek
modest
open
respectful
retiring
self-deprecating
self-effacing
shy
sincere
soft-spoken
temperate
unassuming
unboastful
unostentatious
unpresuming
unpretentious
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- belligerently
- irresistible
- inattentiveness
- kleptomaniac
- unilateral
- extenuation
- participated
- dilly-dallying
- photosynthesis
- misapprehension
- immeasurable
- laboriously
- fantastically
- exhilarated
- thematically
- indomitable
- immediately
- interestingly
- uninitiated
- otaheite apple
- ambiguously
- rudimentary
- monotonously
- reciprocated
- laconically
- inquisitiveness
- adenectomy
- spasmodically
- unachievable
- inexplicable
- irreproachable
- uninteresting
- understandably
- tenaciously
- artistically
- assiduously
- pragmatically
- romantically
- enunciating
- superintendent
- inestimable
- wholeheartedly
- undeniable
- insurmountable
- interchangeable
- sensationalize
- immaculately
- magnanimously
- comprehensively
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