interracial

adjective

in·​ter·​ra·​cial ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl 

: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

interracially

ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shə-lē 

adverb

Examples of interracial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 1960s, an interracial couple encounter aliens, and a sci-fi author writes pining letters to her lover. —Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Ciara and Interracial Dating in the Bravosphere The most thought-provoking moment of the episode concerned the online minefield that is interracial dating in the Bravosphere, a network that features predominantly white casts. —Marlow Stern, Variety, 3 June 2026

In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance. —Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

The procedure was performed at Provident Hospital — the city’s first interracial hospital — on Chicago’s South Side. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interracial

• craniofacial
• interfacial
• interglacial
• multiracial
• orofacial
• periglacial
• bifacial
• biracial
• palatial
• postglacial
• preglacial
• subglacial

Kids Definition

interracial

adjective

in·​ter·​ra·​cial ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl 

: of, involving, or designed for members of different races