FEMINIST Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

feminist

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as in egalitarian

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Recent Examples of feminist Fuller, an early feminist, played a central role in many progressive movements in 19th century America, including abolition and prison reform. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 1 July 2026 Rowling's public statements against transgender women have led many to label her a transgender-exclusionary radical feminist, or TERF. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 But not all feminists see a positive horizon of possibility in the ancient format of a motherhood and femininity strike. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 The gothic feminist retelling of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth centers on the character of Lady Macbeth. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for feminist

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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

Definition of egalitarian

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The optimists in our midst are hoping for a big improvement on that and that one or both of them will land in the nine-to-16 range, but more than half of y’all are thinking bottom half of the league, and that’s more defensible.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Finally, of course, there are the ambitious optimists, people betting that fresh leadership will shake CNN out of it slumber (and give themselves a high-profile role to help achieve those goals).

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of optimist

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But Veda is no idealist out to end wars or reject her parents’ materialism.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Independent bookselling, rarely a way to get rich, is a meeting ground for idealists — for young people with a sense of mission, retirees embarking on a new life or middle-aged people no longer satisfied with their careers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026

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