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

Adjective

There’s an egalitarian approach … and there’s something kind of pure and wonderful about that. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026

Compensation in Vietnam was more egalitarian. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026

An early challenge to Rawlsian egalitarian liberalism was conservative libertarianism. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026

Hoover’s Cooking has always preached an egalitarian ethic. —Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026