bigoted
adjective
big·ot·ed
ˈbi-gə-təd 
: blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice
… Mr. Harding himself was not a bigoted man on points of church doctrine …—
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
especially
: having or showing unreasonable dislike or hatred toward the members of a particular group (such as a racial or ethnic group)
bigoted comments/opinions
… early reports of Haitian and poor black voters turned away from polls by bigoted cops. —Franklin Foer
Franklin Foer … the December press conference at which the famously bigoted and anti-Semitic minister, fresh from a "near-death" bout with prostate cancer, proclaimed himself a changed man. —Neal Pollack
Neal Pollack
bigotedly
adverb
Whether you are religious, or bigotedly irreligious, or neither, you will find it disturbing in the best possible sense …
—A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson
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most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
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But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
In the virtual worlds of online gaming, players have posted abusive messages in chats, created antisemitic imagery and even given themselves bigoted usernames.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
For generations, students have learned about complex historical figures who, despite their positive contributions to society, were inarguably problematic, hateful or bigoted while alive.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The most prominent Republicans publicly making a forceful case for foreign-policy restraint are the most bigoted ones.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
In the virtual worlds of online gaming, players have posted abusive messages in chats, created antisemitic imagery and even given themselves bigoted usernames.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
For generations, students have learned about complex historical figures who, despite their positive contributions to society, were inarguably problematic, hateful or bigoted while alive.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The most prominent Republicans publicly making a forceful case for foreign-policy restraint are the most bigoted ones.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigoted. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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