pious

/ˈpaɪəs/adj

High School

Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.

Relating to religion or religious works.

Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Allah-fearing Woosterian affected airy arrogant authoritarian big-headed biggity blustery boastful bombastic buggish cocky conceited crawthumping

Antonyms

impious independent profane

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

bias elias prius darius tobias impious mathias matthias himalayas zacharias

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

pac pad pae pah pak pal pam pan pao pas

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

ais aja api aye bae bly buy bye cai cgi

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

apes apso caps espy oops pris puss sept slip spit

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