Synonyms of piousness

piousness

noun

1

as in deception

the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have

an outward piousness that was just a ploy to get him the support of religious-minded voters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deception
• hypocrisy
• deceit
• deceptiveness
• affectation
• insincerity
• deceitfulness
• pretense
• pretension
• dissimulation
• dissembling
• cant
• dishonesty
• sanctimoniousness
• falseness
• self-satisfaction
• perfidy
• double-dealing
• duplicity
• self-righteousness
• two-facedness
• pretentiousness
• smoothness
• fakery
• artificiality
• affectedness
• falsity
• shamming
• glibness
• unctuousness
• oiliness
• fraudulentness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• genuineness
• honesty
• truthfulness
• frankness
• openness
• directness
• candor
• probity
• forthrightness
• sincereness
• straightforwardness
• naturalness
• artlessness
• openheartedness
• guilelessness
• unaffectedness

2

as in holiness

the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous

the piousness with which he lived every aspect of his life was an inspiration to the other monks at the abbey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holiness
• spirituality
• devotion
• sanctity
• saintliness
• morality
• devoutness
• prayerfulness
• piety
• godliness
• sainthood
• goodness
• religiousness
• virtue
• blessedness
• asceticism
• saintship
• virtuousness
• righteousness
• sacredness
• rectitude
• consecration
• uprightness
• priestliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impiety
• unholiness
• godlessness
• irreverence
• ungodliness
• wickedness
• sinfulness
• depravity
• hypocrisy
• vileness
• evilness
• heinousness
• monstrosity
• sanctimony
• sanctimoniousness
• sacrilegiousness
• blasphemousness
• depravedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of piousness

At the height of her piousness, Adele is confronted with a substitute English teacher, Bromley Stokes, a hippie from San Francisco, who, to her dismay, changes all the rules of school. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Christianity is one of the state’s primary means of control, but for the girls who grew up at the Aunt Lydia School, piousness is real. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026