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bigotry

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bigotry

stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices

  • a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
Synonyms of bigotry

dogmatism, illiberalism, illiberality, illiberalness, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Words Related to bigotry

conservatism, reactionaryism

insularism, insularity, parochialism, provincialism
Near Antonyms of bigotry

progressiveness, progressivism
Antonyms of bigotry

broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance

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