Synonyms of racial

racial

adjective

ˈrā-shəl 

as in ethnic

of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture

a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ethnic
• ethnical
• cultural
• tribal
• familial
• national
• multicultural
• folk
• kin
• kindred
• multiculti

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of racial

In his era, the football field became the site of a bold act of protest against racial injustice, yet the name Colin Kaepernick does not appear once. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Courts may look behind a verdict in narrow circumstances, including cases involving outside influence or racial bias. — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

In the early 1990s, New York confronted racial tensions, painful divisions between communities, and complicated questions surrounding Black-Jewish relations. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026