Synonyms of racist

racist

noun

as in supremacist

a person who believes that one race is superior to others

a racist facing hate crime charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supremacist
• sectarian
• racialist
• segregationist
• bigot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• antiracist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of racist

Some have also argued that concerns about being perceived as racist discouraged earlier scrutiny of the allegations. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Two of the involved officers later sued Torres-Walker for alleged defamation over Facebook posts calling them racists, though both cops were later charged with bribery and implicated in the city’s police racist texting scandal. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

The poster also alleged Martinez was the one acting racist and had thrown the spice tajín in her face before any punches were thrown. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Then, alongside the civil rights movement of the 1960s, activists and lawmakers who saw the national quota system as racist pushed to replace it with one based on employment and family ties. — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026