bigots

NOUN

intolerant, prejudiced person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extremist fanatic maniac racist zealot

STRONG

chauvinist diehard doctrinaire dogmatist enthusiast fiend monomaniac partisan persecutor puritan sectarian segregationist sexist stickler

WEAK

opinionated person superpatriot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

moderate

WEAK

humanitarian liberal tolerator

Example Sentences

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And they certainly don’t want to be made to feel like bigots for raising those concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The demographic classification itself is extremely broad, encompassing white and Indigenous and Afro-Latinos, long-conservative anti-leftist refugees from Venezuela and Cuba, Democratic-loyal Mexican Americans, immigrants, U.S.–born citizens, bigots and progressives, Catholics and Protestants and atheists.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2025

Nigel Farage has said "bigots" and "extremists" are not welcome in Reform UK, as he seeks to "professionalise" the party after its election success.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

“There can’t be that many bigots in the world.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2023

But I’m not gonna stereotype the whole white race just for a few bigots.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones