self-righteous

1. 1.

   excessively or hypocritically pious

   “a sickening sanctimonious smile”

   Synonymsholier-than-thoupietisticpietisticalpharisaicpharisaicalsanctimonious

   Similarpious

Questions about self-righteous

What does self-righteous mean?

self-righteous means "excessively or hypocritically pious".

How many syllables are in self-righteous?

self-righteous has 3 syllables: sel-f-righ-teous. The stress falls on "f-righ". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlˈfɹaɪtʃəs/.

What is another word for self-righteous?

Close synonyms include holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-righteous a common word?

self-righteous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.