bigotry
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bigotry
Synonyms
dogmatism, illiberalism, illiberality, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Antonyms
broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance
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Despite the institutional bigotry, however, the sheriff and local prosecutor decide a white man committed the rape and not a black man. — Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Beneath a Ruthless Sun' is a wrenching story of bigotry – and an inspiring tale of heroes," 26 Apr. 2018 Its approximately 2,400 African Americans constituted 0.3 percent, its Catholics 8 percent, and its Jews 0.1 percent of the population, and this demography was both cause and effect of its history of bigotry. — Longreads, "Oregon’s Racist Past," 12 July 2018 Inner Loop Holocaust Museum Houston Chronicles the role hatred, bigotry and bias played during the Holocaust. — Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, "Local museums entertain, educate," 9 May 2018 The 200 nights of marching made people uncomfortable, especially when rock throwing and bigotry did not stop the movement. — James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Vel Phillips taught me that it was important to make people uncomfortable," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bigotry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bigotry
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English Language Learners Definition of bigotry
: bigoted acts or beliefs
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Kids Definition of bigotry
: acts or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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