BIGOTED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

bigoted

adjective

ˈbi-gə-təd

Definition of bigoted

as in narrow

unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest

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Recent Examples of bigoted Elon Musk, once glorified as a technological genius, has come under fire for making bigoted and antisemitic comments. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The latter accidentally does happen, which leads to power struggles between the bigoted jerk and our trio of heroines. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The president himself frequently rails against transgender people in his public remarks and executive orders, spreading falsehoods and using bigoted language. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Carroll O'Connor played the cantankerous antihero Archie Bunker, legendary for firing off his grumpy, bigoted views. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bigoted

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Adjective

Those qualities are attractive, but concentrating exclusively on them directs many investors toward the same narrow set of service companies.

— Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The winning architecture is a stack of narrow intelligences pointed at what each one is good at, coordinated through a harness that knows which one to use when.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of narrow

Adjective

Forget about parochial and divisive issues and personalities.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Private, parochial, and charter school enrollments have surged in recent years, with many yielding better outcomes for students while often spending less per pupil.

— Ciara Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of parochial

Adjective

In March 2025, provincial liquor boards across Canada pulled American products from their shelves.

— Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
But neither election was a referendum on Carney, whose federal Liberal Party is separate from British Columbia’s provincial Conservatives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of provincial

Adjective

There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Today’s amphibians cannot live in marine environments due to their salt-intolerant skin.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of intolerant

Adjective

His victory gives Hungary the opportunity to close the book on this illiberal period of its history, having proved that the people and institutions, the rule of law and democracy, are more powerful than one man.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Every single tactic used against Brazil, Canada, or Denmark has also been deployed elsewhere—not to support democracy, not to build American prosperity, but to spread the illiberal revolution and make money for the predators who support it.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of illiberal

Adjective

Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Debbie Duncan, director of talent acquisition at Northwestern Mutual, says one of the biggest mistakes new graduates can make is being narrow-minded with their job search.

— Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

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