as in moralizing
marked by or given to preaching moral values
parental opinion was divided on the school's moralistic curriculum
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Recent Examples of moralistic
That scene takes a moralistic, anticlimactic turn — as does the movie itself, which goes to a lot of trouble to diagnose an institutional problem only to propose an individual solution.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
The United States has flipped from a moralistic benefactor to a transactional predator of Kyiv’s resources.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Cigarettes were first popularized in a more moralistic era.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
How Polarizing Messaging Hurt DEI DEI often positioned itself as a solution to deep social problems, but its prescriptive and moralistic tone alienated some employees and customers.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
The United States has flipped from a moralistic benefactor to a transactional predator of Kyiv’s resources.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Cigarettes were first popularized in a more moralistic era.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
How Polarizing Messaging Hurt DEI DEI often positioned itself as a solution to deep social problems, but its prescriptive and moralistic tone alienated some employees and customers.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moralistic
didactic
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In the wrong hands, this could be too didactic and clumsy, but it’s deftly executed, and the integration of songs, drama, and dance is seamless—and often stunning.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2025
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Moralistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralistic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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