Sanctimonious
VCR2 Word #6
Sanctimonious-
adj. pretending to be righteous
Synonyms
- Hypocritical
- Insincere
- Pious
Antonyms
- Humble
- Forthright
- Honest
Sentences
- The priest displayed his sanctimonious nature when he had an affair even though he had preached about being chaste many times.
- I always found the teacher to be very sanctimonious because he would always take away our phones yet he would spend many classes texting people.
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