Qualities
Synonyms for sanctimonious
The synonym for sanctimonious recorded in this bank is priggish, in the sense "making a show of being morally superior to others". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for sanctimonious
- priggishadjective, in the sense "making a show of being morally superior to others"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for sanctimonious.
making a show of being morally superior to others
He gave a sanctimonious lecture on frugality from behind the wheel of his new car.
The true synonym
priggish
Same sentence, swapped: He gave a priggish lecture on frugality from behind the wheel of his new car.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for sanctimonious in the sentence quoted.
- formal
- solemn
- religious
Where sanctimonious turns up in the game
sanctimonious is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play sanctimonious
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so sanctimonious reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company sanctimonious keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. sanctimonious carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.