as in partisan
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
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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 bigot
Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Charlie Kirk is a vile bigot, and standing with him on this issue is profoundly disturbing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
Much of that goodwill disappeared mere weeks after the nominations when enterprising X users dug up some of Gascón's old tweets which revealed a pattern of bigoted viewpoints, with disparaging comments about Islam among the most egregious.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Charlie Kirk is a vile bigot, and standing with him on this issue is profoundly disturbing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In that vein, centering a parent-child relationship like Flamingo and Lidia’s (and having several transgender aunts look out for a cisgender child by encircling her like a lion’s pride) is a stern rebuke of bigoted narratives about trans predation.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
Much of that goodwill disappeared mere weeks after the nominations when enterprising X users dug up some of Gascón's old tweets which revealed a pattern of bigoted viewpoints, with disparaging comments about Islam among the most egregious.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigot
Noun
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Though the central bank’s partisans will claim in breathy tones that the Fed’s thinking and decisions aren’t compromised by the tawdry politics that so many associate with Washington, the reality is quite different.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Trump and his partisans have raged against these orders, many of them issued by individual district judges in deep-blue districts on very short time frames.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs gave up two late runs in a narrow 2-1 loss to Arizona in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday night at Globe Life Field.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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The Formula 1 season moves to its most iconic venue this weekend, with the eighth round of the championship taking place around the narrow streets of Monaco.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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People want to get rid of religious parties, people want to put sectarians behind to build an Iraq for all Iraqis.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 May 2015
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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The third barrier to advancement Hamilton mentioned is risk aversion, and the fourth is parochial services.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Prevost spent nearly two decades in missionary service in Peru, beginning in 1985 with roles such as parochial vicar and chancellor in Chulucanas, and later director of formation for Augustinian aspirants in Trujillo.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Sly had too generous a spirit to be a dogmatist.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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However, the identity of the animal that left the fossils has remained a mystery, even as it [was] declared BC’s provincial fossil in 2023.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
23 May 2025
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One person recently retired after 25 years at a provincial phone company.—
Karen Fonseth,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Moto Moto, run by the spunky Rashida (Arica Jackson) and emceed by the exuberant Ahmed (Nick Rashad Burroughs) becomes a hotbed of heterogeneity (there’s even a shaman) in a culture that is otherwise intolerant of mixing.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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We were just expected to be OK with it, to shove down our discomfort, our embarrassment, our fear, because standing up for ourselves would mean being labeled as intolerant or hateful or bigoted.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Caton’s attorneys filed to dismiss the charges after Oleson was disbarred from practicing law in Idaho, arguing that continuing with the case was improper and prejudiced their client.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Judge John Judge granted the defense motion to move the trial out of Latah County due to concerns the local community is prejudiced against him.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigot. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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