All racism synonyms
rac·ism
R r noun racism
- discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- bigotry — Bigotry is the possession or expression of strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions.
- intolerance — lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- xenophobia — fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers: Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- racialism — racism.
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- unfairness — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
- partiality — the state or character of being partial.
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- one-sided — considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair: a one-sided judgment.