bigoted

adjective

big·​ot·​ed ˈbi-gə-təd How to pronounce bigoted (audio)
: blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice
… Mr. Harding himself was not a bigoted man on points of church doctrine …Anthony Trollope
especially : having or showing an attitude of hatred or intolerance toward the members of a particular group (such as a racial or ethnic group)
bigoted comments/opinions
… early reports of Haitian and poor black voters turned away from polls by bigoted cops. Franklin Foer
… the December press conference at which the famously bigoted and anti-Semitic minister, fresh from a "near-death" bout with prostate cancer, proclaimed himself a changed man. Neal Pollack
bigotedly adverb
Whether you are religious, or bigotedly irreligious, or neither, you will find it disturbing in the best possible sense … A. N. Wilson

Examples of bigoted in a Sentence

most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
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New revelations tying the group’s top officers to a trove of racist, violent and bigoted messages present uncomfortable questions about who has been given opportunities to rise within the ranks of the organization and beyond in Kansas politics. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 The vile, racist, bigoted, and antisemitic dialogue that has been reported is deeply disturbing. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 The vile, racist, bigoted, and antisemitic dialogue that has been reported is deeply disturbing. Emily Chang, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025 We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views. Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bigoted

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bigoted was in 1660

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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigoted. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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