Sanctimonious
By: Maria Panagiotopoulos
Sanctimonious: Pretending to be righteous (adj)
Synonyms: hypocritical, self-satisfied, insincere
Antonyms: honest, humble, open
Sentences:
1.) It's sanctimonious to underline your own vocabulary words while reading the novel.
2.) If the teacher thinks the are sounding sanctimonious, they will immediately stop talking.
Jacob Rees Mogg attacks sanctimonious Labour party (13Jun12)