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Related Words for holier-than-thou
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sanctimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pharisaic | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective, Name |
| pious | /x | Name, Adjective |
| proud | / | Adjective |
| uppity | /xx | Noun |
| precious | /x | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| stuck up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| overly | /xx | Adverb |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| egotistical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| prude | / | Noun |
| inflated | x/x | Adjective |
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective |
| prissy | /x | Noun |
| full of oneself | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| vain | / | Adjective |
| didactic | x/x | Adjective |
| hypersensitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| idolatrous | x/xx | Adjective |
| smug | / | Adjective |
| consequential | xx/x | Adjective |
| narcissistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| perfectionist | x/xx | Noun |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| overweening | xx/x | Adjective |
| complacent | x/x | Adjective |
| cocky | /x | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| egocentric | xx/x | Adjective |
| presumptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| overbearing | /x/x | Adjective |
| opinionated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| puffy | /x | Adjective |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| grundy | /x | Name |
| too big for one's britches | //x//x | Phrase, Adjective |
| upstart | /x | Noun |
| selfish | /x | Adjective |
| politically correct | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| cavalier | xx/ | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
