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self-righteous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of self-righteous

disapproving having or showing a strong belief that your own actions, opinions, etc., are right and other people's are wrong

a self-righteous tone

It's OK to criticize, but don't get self-righteous about it.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of self-righteous

canting, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, moralistic, pharisaical, pious, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, simon-pure

artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous

affected, assumed, claptrap, contrived, forced, mechanical, put-on, simulated, strained, unnatural

empty, hollow, meaningless

deceitful, devious, dishonest, false, untruthful

facile, glib, superficial

campy, facetious, jocular, tongue-in-cheek

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of self-righteous

artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned

direct, forthright, frank, heart-to-heart, open, plain, straightforward

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