Synonyms for pharisaical
- adjective
Most common
self-righteous pious sanctimonious pharisaic hollow insincere
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Sanctimonious
sanctimonious, pharisaic, self-righteous, pious, hypocritical, holier-than-thou, pietistic, hypocritic, pietistical
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
Related words
- Word family
- pharisaism
Example sentences
- pious Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
- sanctimonious I've had enough of this sanctimonious talk.
- pharisaic Rabbinic Judaism evolved from Pharisaic Judaism.
- hollow Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town.
- insincere The letter sounds forced, what is worse, insincere.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pharisaical | steady | |
| pious | steady | |
| sanctimonious | rising | |
| pharisaic | rising | |
| hollow | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pious2
- 6 letters
- hollow2
- 9 letters
- insincere3, pharisaic, pietistic
- 10 letters
- hypocritic
- 11 letters
- pietistical
- 12 letters
- hypocritical5
- 13 letters
- sanctimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pious2 = 2 syllables).