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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

   excessively or hypocritically pious

   "a sickening sanctimonious smile"

   Antonyms:
   impious

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. discrete

   the antonym chosen for the word “sanctimonious” only seems to validate those behave sanctimoniously. i submit the word “discrete” as an unbiased (and possibly more accurate) alternative.

   while being a highly devout person, john was discrete about his faith so as not to draw undue attention to himself.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2020  

How to use sanctimonious in a sentence?

1. 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.

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. Mark Twain:

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

How to pronounce sanctimonious?

How to say sanctimonious in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency