Synonyms of sanctimony

sanctimony

noun

as in hypocrisy

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• sanctity
• piety
• holiness
• saintliness
• devoutness
• morality
• godliness
• sainthood
• blessedness
• spirituality
• devotion
• piousness
• religiousness
• asceticism
• saintship
• prayerfulness
• priestliness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanctimony

Nobody can foresee all of the ways any AI product might be used, for good or ill, but that’s exactly why Anthropic’s sanctimony can seem silly. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026

This is where the sanctimony and the moralizing comes in. — Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026

His Tartuffe doesn’t try to curry favor or even stand on sanctimony. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025

The upshot of this contempt is a season that layers hypocrisy as well as sanctimony over the grubby, tedious nihilism that made Dahmer so miserable to watch. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025