All moralising synonyms
mor·al·ize
M m adjective moralising
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- exhorting — Present participle of exhort.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- holier-than-thou — obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
- sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- didactic — Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson.
- pedantic — ostentatious in one's learning.
- sententious — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- trite — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
noun moralising
- instruction — machine instruction
- remonstration — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc