preachy
Tediously giving lectures
Preachy describes speech or writing that moralizes excessively, offering unsolicited lessons about right and wrong.
A preachy movie hammers its message rather than letting viewers draw their own conclusions.
A preachy friend can't resist turning every conversation into a lecture.
The word is always critical—nobody wants to be called preachy.
Feigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
smug · condescending · patronizing · priggish · puritanical · hypocritical · pietistic · pharisaical
Speaking pompously at length
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
imperious · opinionated · unyielding · adamant · high-handed · peremptory · doctrinaire · inflexible
Relating to preaching
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- proselytizingSeeking converts zealously
- evangelizingPromoting religious conversion
fire-and-brimstone · hellfire · televangelist · soapbox · haranguing · declaiming · moralizer · crusading
sanctimonious
Feigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
pious · smug · condescending · patronizing · priggish · puritanical · hypocritical · pietistic · pharisaical · narrow-minded
pontificating
Speaking pompously at length
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
domineering · imperious · opinionated · unyielding · adamant · high-handed · peremptory · doctrinaire · inflexible · unbending
homiletic
Relating to preaching
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- proselytizingSeeking converts zealously
evangelizing · fire-and-brimstone · hellfire · televangelist · soapbox · haranguing · declaiming · moralizer · crusading · zealous
- arrogancearrogant, conceited, pompous, vain, haughty
- condescendingpatronizing, disdainful, scornful, dismissive, belittling
- speech qualitiesarticulate, clear, loud, soft, quiet
- vocal tonessoft-spoken, breathy, hushed, whispered, whispery
- Christianesealtar call, backslider, blessed, born again, churched
preachynonjudgmental
Not forming harsh opinions
unjudgmental · live-and-let-live · uninstructive · easygoing · laid-back
preachysubtle
Not immediately obvious
understated · nuanced · restrained · implicit · suggestive
preachyhumble
Unassuming about oneself
tolerant · open-minded · accepting · irreverent · unjudging
- preach to the convertedPersuade those already agreeing
- preach to the choirAdvocate to supporters already
- preaches to the choirAdvocates to sympathizers
- preached to the choirAdvocated to supporters needlessly
- practice what one preachesBehave consistently with stated beliefs
- practicing what one preachesMatching actions to words
preach, preacher, preaching, preached, preaches, preachers, preachiness, preachier, preachiest