DOGMATIZER Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

dogmatizer

noun

as in partisan

one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices in his foreign policy speech the secretary of state showed that he is anything but a dogmatizer

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Noun

In such seats, the primary becomes the real election, a dynamic that tends to favor the coronation of extremely polarizing nominees since, typically, that electorate is composed of committed partisans.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Republicans at the hearing sought to portray Smith as a partisan who abused his authority to target Republicans.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of partisan

Noun

Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?

— Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Although not a dogmatist, Xi cares deeply about ideology and has even blamed the collapse of the Soviet Union in part on Moscow’s failure to ensure that people took Marxism-Leninism seriously.

— Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024

Definition of dogmatist

Noun

That’s why some users, who have never been Creed fanatics, are so confounded they are getting recommended to use the song.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
If the two fandoms—Harry’s disco divas and the Knicks’ fanatics—could hardly seem more different, think again.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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