BIGOTS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

bigots

noun

plural of bigot

as in partisans

one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years

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Recent Examples of bigots Carrington's hard foul is more proof, visible proof, of who the real bigots and aggressors are. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Rising antisemitic hate-crime stats suggest the proliferation of deranged bigots terrorizing the Jewish community, some who may go on to commit deadly crimes if they are not apprehended. — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Samberg was among the first to call out the inevitable crowd of bigots and MAGA-enthusiasts that would wail and scream. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 May 2026 And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025 The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 But there's also a lot of cultural, even racial baggage that comes with the term, which is partly why Christian conservatives largely view it as a slur to brandish all Christians as bigots. — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025 Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025 And also fought so hard to protect equal rights for all from those bigots, out there in force, whose only goal is to take American’s equal rights away. — Danielle Brisebois, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Harald paid tribute to the Norwegian partisans who had fought alongside the Soviets during World War II, helping to restore the memory of a segment of the population that had long been marginalized in the official narrative of the war.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
This week’s Pollwatcher answers a reader’s question about how polls select respondents and highlights how partisans in one state have flipped on a Democratic senator.

— Scott Clement, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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As for enduring monuments, Elvis fanatics have Graceland, Beatles obsessives have Abbey Road, but Dolly?

— Carlye Wisel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Just not as much as the callous bosses who created this indefensible, toxic situation and the fanatics who once cheered it.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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