Thesaurus results for PREACHY

preachy

adjective

ˈprē-chē

Definition of preachy

as in moralizing

marked by or given to preaching moral values the students rolled their eyes as their principal launched into another preachy lecture about behavior at the prom

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Recent Examples of preachy Thompson mentions that cartoons from this era often leaned on straightforward ideas about decency, and Doug fit that mold without being preachy about it. — Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 6 June 2026 Dennis’s new poems are still conversational, philosophical, sometimes preachy, and cranky, and there is a fresh kind of transcendence here, one that has almost forgotten about disappointment. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Rather than being presented in a preachy way, Tourkomanis and Low hope that guests experiencing an inspiring, sustainable stay firsthand will invite natural curiosity and questions, and encourage engagement with the environment and how to protect it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 They are undoubtedly exasperated that AI would browbeat them and be preachy. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preachy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preachy

Adjective

Eliot departs here from the moralizing messages of Memling and La Tour.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Together with his lover Madame de Staël and their circle, Constant arrived at the idea—not in direct response to the Königsberg scandal but in response to the moralizing public absolutism of the age—that liberty required privacy to flourish.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of moralizing

Adjective

If the senator’s moralism has been unfettered by his stroke, with a shift toward right-brain moralistic processing, that does not diminish his sincere intent or its effect.

— Michael P.H. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026

Definition of moralistic

Adjective

Still, an air of artificiality and sometimes theatricality does pervade his talky, often didactic scenes, which actually plays to the benefit of the performances — especially from Huston.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
The work blends seamlessly with Chef Paz's interior design and bears no didactic information or price tag, so it's rarely sold.

— Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026