Synonyms of prejudiced

prejudiced 1 of 2

adjective

ˈpre-jə-dəst 

1

as in partial

inclined to favor one side over another

an employer who is known to be prejudiced toward graduates from Ivy League schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partial
• hostile
• biased
• distorted
• partisan
• colored
• one-sided
• interested
• influenced
• concerned
• parti pris
• jaundiced
• swayed
• persuaded
• warped
• inimical
• unfriendly
• misrepresented
• unsympathetic
• shaded
• convinced
• prepossessed
• predisposed
• affected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disinterested
• neutral
• equitable
• impartial
• unprejudiced
• equal
• fair
• unbiased
• objective
• open
• reasonable
• receptive
• evenhanded
• nonpartisan
• honest
• independent
• just
• open-minded
• autonomous
• bipartisan
• aloof
• cold
• dispassionate
• indifferent
• impersonal
• detached
• distant
• unemotional
• remote
• uninterested
• persuasible
• apathetic
• unconcerned
• hardheaded
• unenthusiastic
• incurious
• uncurious

2

as in narrow

unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints

racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• narrow
• bigoted
• parochial
• intolerant
• provincial
• narrow-minded
• illiberal
• partial
• reactionary
• small-minded
• partisan
• biased
• insular
• hidebound
• blindfolded
• old-fashioned
• blinkered
• one-sided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• tolerant
• extreme
• unprejudiced
• progressive
• radical
• open-minded
• broad-minded
• impartial
• unbiased
• objective

prejudiced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prejudice

as in turned

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge

all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turned
• biased
• convinced
• persuaded
• poisoned
• influenced
• inclined
• disposed
• predisposed
• prepossessed
• suggested

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prejudiced

Adjective

Doing so might help Ortiz avoid being prejudiced by the evidence against Clase. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

Reyes agreed, using Noem’s own words to showcase the administration’s prejudiced decision to end TPS. — Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026

Verb

For their part, Berman and Bryant have a reason to be prejudiced against trees, but Berman doesn’t hold a grudge after a tree crushed one of their cars on Bryant’s birthday nine years ago. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

The appellate court found that consolidating the cases prejudiced the jury. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026