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

For too long, Christianity’s response to modernity was dismissed as outdated, restrictive or incapable of addressing a pluralistic society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the Supreme Court ruled that RE was not taught in "an objective, critical, and pluralistic manner."

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

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

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2025

All of this assumes that America continues to protect its pluralistic society that honors individual sovereignty in all respects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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