politically correct

Definition of politically correctnext

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Recent Examples of politically correct My peers love that Fuentes isn’t politically correct. Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025 Artists of color have long felt pressure to capitalize on the most marginal aspects of their biographies, as white critics (most critics) have remained eager to dismiss those who address race or colonialism in their work as politically correct or identity obsessed. Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Violent effect, not politically correct. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 Violent effect, not politically correct. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for politically correct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for politically correct
Adjective
  • Hearts have melted online after a scared rescue dog bravely faced her fear in order to join her owner, with many viewers praising her unquestionable courage and determination.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Growing tensions While his legacy is unquestionable, his departure from Liverpool is perhaps overdue and, like any relationship, there have been blips.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The preparation was indisputable.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The indisputable facts prove this.
    James Speyer, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The similarities are undeniable, but could easily arise between two likeminded individuals who identified with the same movement and worked in the same area.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Second, the need is undeniable.
    Alfred Barry, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable.
    David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The feeling of well-being is tangible, and incontrovertible.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Beauty’s at-times reluctance to embrace TikTok Shop as a channel mirrors the industry’s longtime disinclination toward Amazon, an attitude that has shifted in recent years as the e-commerce giant’s beauty business has grown at an incontrovertible clip.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • This Japandi design will look great in your forever home, too, of course, with its light wash wood and indubitable Donald Judd-ness.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In 2025, Rebecca Yarros is that genre’s indubitable champion.
    Rebecca Yarros, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Besides the obvious, the positive benefits from space programs are extensive, including medical and technological breakthroughs that affect our daily lives in countless positive ways.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Hutson was thrown off the first two games in Washington, but then adjusted and left a positive impact on the series for the Canadiens.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • As for the second one, well, your guess is as good as mine regarding a definite answer.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Concrete, the structure’s dominant material, may be a synonym for fixed and definite, but the experience within is inescapably fluid.
    Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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