as in preaching
to deliver a sermon
did not believe that it was the president's place to sermonize, especially to other world leaders
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermonizing
preaching
Verb
-
Executives have been preaching the virtues of consolidation, framing it as the only way for legacy media companies to compete with technology companies.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026 -
On the field, Goldschmidt has made first base his pulpit for preaching the good word.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Sermonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonizing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
