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单词 self righteous
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
thinking oneself more virtuous than others
self-righteous reformers
Synonyms
sanctimonious
He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish.
smug
smug satisfaction
pious
They were derided as pious, self-righteous bores.
superior
complacent
We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
hypocritical
It seems hypocritical to pay someone to do the dirty work for me.
pi (British, slang)
too good to be true
self-satisfied
You're so bloody self-satisfied.
goody-goody (informal)
You're too goody-goody to get into trouble, aren't you?
holier-than-thou
those with holier-than-thou attitudes
priggish
He was a priggish, self-righteous little sneak.
pietistic
pharisaic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of complacent
We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
Synonyms
smug,
self-satisfied,
pleased with yourself,
resting on your laurels,
pleased,
contented,
satisfied,
gratified,
serene,
unconcerned,
self-righteous,
self-assured,
self-contented
in the sense of goody-goody
Definition
behaving well in order to please people in authority
You're too goody-goody to get into trouble, aren't you?
Synonyms
sanctimonious,
pious,
pi (British, slang),
self-righteous,
holier-than-thou,
priggish
in the sense of holier-than-thou
Definition
offensively self-righteous
those with holier-than-thou attitudes
Synonyms
self-righteous,
smug,
sanctimonious,
self-satisfied,
goody-goody (informal),
squeaky-clean,
priggish,
pietistic,
religiose,
pietistical

Nearby words of
self-righteous

  • self-reliant
  • self-respect
  • self-restraint
  • self-righteous
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-satisfied

Synonyms of 'self-righteous'

self-righteous

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of hypocritical
It seems hypocritical to pay someone to do the dirty work for me.
Synonyms
insincere,
false,
fraudulent,
hollow,
deceptive,
spurious,
two-faced,
deceitful,
sanctimonious,
specious,
duplicitous,
dissembling,
canting,
Janus-faced,
pharisaical,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of pious
Definition
insincerely reverent
They were derided as pious, self-righteous bores.
Synonyms
self-righteous,
hypocritical,
sanctimonious,
goody-goody,
unctuous,
holier-than-thou,
pietistic,
religiose
in the sense of priggish
He was a priggish, self-righteous little sneak.
Synonyms
self-righteous,
smug,
stiff,
stuffy,
prim,
puritanical,
narrow-minded,
pedantic,
starchy (informal),
self-satisfied,
prudish,
goody-goody (informal),
holier-than-thou
in the sense of self-satisfied
Definition
smug and complacently satisfied with oneself or one's own actions
You're so bloody self-satisfied.
Synonyms
smug,
complacent,
proud of yourself,
well-pleased,
puffed up,
self-congratulatory,
flushed with success,
pleased with yourself,
like a cat that has swallowed the canary,
too big for your boots or breeches
in the sense of smug
Definition
very pleased with oneself
smug satisfaction
Synonyms
self-satisfied,
superior,
complacent,
conceited,
self-righteous,
holier-than-thou,
priggish,
self-opinionated
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