At its best[…] “The Newsroom” has a wit, sophistication and manic energy that recalls James L. Brooks’s classic movie “Broadcast News.” But at its worst, the show chokes on its own sanctimony.
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Sanctimony
/ˈsæŋk.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/
Synonyms for "sanctimony" (73 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Noun(1 words)
bibliolatrycantcensoriousnesscharismatic giftcharismatic movementcharismatic renewaldemurenessdemuritydissimulationempty gesturefalse modestyfalse pietyfalsenessfanaticism
Strong matches (22)
gift of tonguesglossolaliahideboundnesshypocrisyhypocriticalnessinsinceritylip servicemauvaise hontemealymouthednessmouthingmummerynarrownessoilinessostentatious devotionoverdevoutnessovermodestyoverpiousnessoverreligiousnessoverrighteousnessoverzealousness
Noun(2 words)
moral superioritymoralizing tone
Related words (36)
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
2 entriespious posturingself-righteousness
Collocations
6 entriesair of sanctimonydisplay of sanctimonymoral sanctimonypolitical sanctimonyreligious sanctimonysanctimony in rhetoric
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.