Synonyms of segregationists

segregationists

noun

plural of segregationist

as in racists

a person who supports racial segregation

segregationists versus integrationists

a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view

Related Words

• racists
• sectarians
• bigots
• supremacists
• racialists

Dissimilar Words

• antiracists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of segregationists

Nineteenth-century Confederates and 20th-century segregationists cited his defense of states' rights, while Abraham Lincoln and civil rights leaders emphasized Jefferson as the author of the Declaration of Independence. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

Nineteenth-century Confederates and 20th-century segregationists cited his defense of states’ rights, while Abraham Lincoln and civil rights leaders emphasized Jefferson as the author of the Declaration of Independence. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance. — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026

Southern white segregationists certainly questioned the motives of the many clergy members who descended on Selma. — Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026

The vagueness of the order, however, emboldened segregationists across the South. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

With segregationists in control of the federal government, Wilson took swift action. — Time, 14 Oct. 2025

Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up. — Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025

Their activism drew hostility from segregationists, which cost them their jobs. — Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025