Definitions

pluralistic

[ploor-uh-lis-tik] / ˌplʊər əˈlɪs tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

diverse, accommodating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cosmopolitan diverse heterogeneous inclusivist multicultural multiethnic multifaith multifarious polychromatic postmodern tolerant

STRONG

accepting accommodating inclusive mixed mosaic open varied

WEAK

blended flexible liberal open-minded woke

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclusivist homogeneous intolerant invariant monochromatic monocultural monolithic monotonic uniform univocal unvarying

STRONG

closed closed-minded conformist cut from the same cloth dogmatic unaccommodating

WEAK

inflexible rigid unaccepting

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pluralistic

Certainly not, for the basic reason that a pluralistic legislature lacks the singular, hierarchical decision-making that a president brings to bear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The northern region, which Woodard calls "Yankeeland", is rooted in the early Puritan settlers who fled religious persecution in Europe, with later additions of Germans and Scandinavian settlers helping to solidify a pluralistic outlook.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

When that model hardens, pluralistic societies become less governable and less livable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Laws should “serve and support a pluralistic society,” she said.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2025

This type of phenomenon has been described in the psychological literature as pluralistic ignorance, in which people misjudge the norm.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander