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prejudiced

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of prejudiced

1 inclined to favor one side over another

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

biased, one-sided, parti pris, partial, partisan
Words Related to prejudiced

hostile, inimical, jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic

colored, distorted, misrepresented, shaded, warped

convinced, influenced, persuaded, predisposed, prepossessed, swayed

affected, concerned, interested
Near Antonyms of prejudiced

open, open-minded, persuasible, receptive

honest, just, reasonable

bipartisan

autonomous, independent

aloof, detached, dispassionate, hardheaded, impersonal, unemotional

cold, distant, remote

apathetic, incurious, indifferent, unconcerned, uncurious, unenthusiastic, uninterested
Antonyms of prejudiced

disinterested, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fair, impartial, neutral, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced

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

  • racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history
Synonyms of prejudiced

bigoted, illiberal, intolerant, narrow, narrow-minded, small-minded
Words Related to prejudiced

conservative, hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary

blindfolded, blinkered, insular, parochial, provincial

biased, one-sided, partial, partisan
Near Antonyms of prejudiced

extreme, progressive, radical

impartial, objective, unbiased
Antonyms of prejudiced

broad-minded, liberal, open-minded, tolerant, unprejudiced

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