racist

rac·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rey-sist]
- /ˈreɪ sɪst/
- /ˈreɪ.sɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey-sist]
- /ˈreɪ sɪst/

Definitions of racist word

noun racist a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others. 1
adjective racist of or like racists or racism: racist policies; racist attitudes. 1
noun racist A person who believes that a particular race is superior to another. 1
adjective racist act, speech: discriminatory 1
adjective racist person: racially prejudiced 1
noun racist racially prejudiced person 1

See all 8 definitions of racist

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Parts of speech for Racist

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Racist

racist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for racist

adjective racist

chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
xenophobic — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.

noun racist

bigot — If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
anti-semite — An anti-Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people.
chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
diehard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.

All 24 Synonyms of racist

Antonyms for racist

adjective racist

tolerant — inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
impartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
unprejudiced — not prejudiced; without preconception; unbiased; impartial: the unprejudiced view of the judge.

All 5 Antonyms of racist

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