Definition of prejudicednext

prejudiced

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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

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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
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 See All Example Sentences for prejudiced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
Adjective
  • August's partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes directly between the sun and moon during the full moon phase — an imperfect alignment that will see our planet's intense inner shadow cover 96% of the visible face of our natural satellite.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The restrictions pertain to parking lanes, curb lanes, and partial travel lanes to assist with the buildout and breakdown of the event, according to a city news release.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.
    Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Those gains in a high-turnout presidential year, combined with the very narrow final margin — after a recount — made the decision simple for Bohannan to sign up a third time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Black took eight carries in Thursday’s victory over the Chargers and turned them into 33 yards.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The true target of the strike was Turkey, which has grown increasingly hostile toward Israel since the war in Gaza, and over its differing approach to Syria.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • But arguably the script by Jones and director Brunner might have been a skoosh more impactful if the small-minded townsfolk, clearly coded as bigoted MAGA types, weren’t quite so hateful with only a few exceptions.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The league is clearly consumed by athletes with bigoted, demeaning views of white women.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • We might be biased, but Until Saturday is the 2001 Miami Hurricanes of college football newsletters.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The person Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway chose to illustrate that Kansas City’s contracting system is biased has a history of ties to Kansas City Mafia figures.
    Jack Harvel August 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The standard medical terms clinicians rely on may become distorted or polluted.
    Frank Naeymi-Rad, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.
    Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Several residents who spoke at the meetings characterized the opposition as a vocal minority of residents who have fixated on a few mostly parochial issues.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • All but one, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, were either parochial or had some religious affiliation.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026

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“Prejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudiced. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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