bigotry

noun

ˈbi-gə-trē How to pronounce bigotry (audio)
Definition of bigotrynext
as in intolerance
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of bigotry Like many Black members of sports media, Smith takes pride in his anti-White bigotry. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 For example, 'Blazing Saddles' and 'All in the Family' confronted bigotry by ridiculing prejudice. — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Trey Parker and Matt Stone created a show directly informed by millennials and Gen Xers growing up in a culture of gun violence, fear, moralizing, bigotry, war and division. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Gabbard's team and a spokesperson for SIF called the reporting anti-Hindu religious bigotry. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bigotry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigotry
  1. intolerance
  2. prejudice
  3. dogmatism
  4. bias
  5. illiberalism
  6. partisanship
  7. small-mindedness
Noun
  • Across the country, incidents of religious intolerance are rising.
    — Scott Ehrlich, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • The response to a culture of intolerance by students and faculty, however, should not be official intolerance by the state.
    — David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 12 July 2026
Definition of intolerance
Noun
  • The case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning that the plaintiffs cannot refile.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Older Americans describe Israel as a precarious refuge against rising antisemitism, while some younger Jews say its military actions fuel prejudice, pushing them away from synagogues and institutional Jewish life.
    — Giovanna Dell’Orto, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of prejudice
Noun
  • When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of dogmatism
Noun
  • The resulting largely positive bias in terms of critical tone is something Cook sees as a benefit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Online critics were quick to dredge up comments by a former Argentinian leader as proof of the country’s bias.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of bias
Noun
  • Resorting to violence merely strengthens the forces of illiberalism and sense of disorder upon which Trumpism feeds.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The signal predicament of our era is the global rise of illiberalism and intolerance.
    — Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of illiberalism
Noun
  • After decades of economic upheaval and partisanship, there are simply no easy answers to our country’s vast array of problems.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
  • Chair Brendan Carr has described it as a procedural issue, but Commissioner Anna Gomez has accused the FCC of political partisanship.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of partisanship
Noun
  • The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of small-mindedness

Browse Nearby Words

bigoted
bigotry
bigots
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on bigotry

Nglish: Translation of bigotry for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of raffish

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All