GRE vocabulary
sententious
given to pompous moralizing in a self-important way
In a sentence
Sententious in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing sententious in a sentence.
His sententious remarks about virtue rang hollow.
Synonyms
preachymoralisticpompous
Antonyms
unpretentiousmodest
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Common questions
Questions about “sententious”
Sententious (adjective) means given to pompous moralizing in a self-important way
Here is sententious used in an example sentence: "His sententious remarks about virtue rang hollow."
Common synonyms for sententious include preachy, moralistic, pompous.
Antonyms of sententious include unpretentious, modest.
Sententious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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