Synonyms of egalitarian

egalitarian 1 of 2

noun

as in democrat

one who advocates or practices social equality

as egalitarians, they have always promoted policies for equal pay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• democrat
• socialist
• leveler
• populist
• social democrat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• snob
• snoot

egalitarian

2 of 2

adjective

as in democratic

Related Words

• democratic
• egoless
• humble
• unpretentious
• modest
• anti-elitist

Dissimilar Words

• aristocratic
• elitist
• snobbish
• snooty
• snobby
• snotty
• ritzy
• superior
• arrogant
• high-hat
• persnickety
• aloof
• haughty
• pretentious
• pompous
• potty
• high-and-mighty
• supercilious
• presumptuous
• uppity
• imperious
• peremptory
• bumptious
• toffee-nosed
• high-handed
• lordly
• overweening
• highfalutin
• huffy
• egoistic
• smug
• egotistic
• prideful
• hoity-toity
• huffish
• toplofty
• self-important
• self-satisfied
• biggety
• stuck-up
• bigheaded
• self-conceited
• swelled-headed
• swellheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of egalitarian

Noun

The geopolitics of World War II is not the global order of today; our egalitarians and authoritarians are different, too. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026

For most of the National Guard’s history in the South, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians, not racial egalitarians. — Justin Randolph, The Conversation, 17 June 2025

Adjective

And then came the assault on Balboa Park, the region’s premier egalitarian public space. — Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Compared to American sports leagues, the sport is also deeply egalitarian. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026