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

But the rich sometimes actually can face a prejudiced jury. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026

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

Verb

Then, in 2005, the Texas First Court of Appeals overturned Yates’ conviction after finding the forensic psychiatrist who testified for the prosecution gave erroneous testimony that may have prejudiced the jury. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026

The average person might be prejudiced, and what could be more unreasonable than prejudice? — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026