as in partisan
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
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Recent Examples of bigot
Stevie, though, promptly beats this bigot’s ass, while noting that the Aryans don’t fight so well one-on-one.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Is Tucker’s son Buckley, who serves as JD Vance’s top aide also a vile bigot?
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Is Tucker’s son Buckley, who serves as JD Vance’s top aide also a vile bigot?
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bigot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigot
Noun
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As one Texas insider explained to me, Cornyn is the national candidate who isn’t exactly loved at home, while Paxton draws adoration from partisans at home who may show up to send a message that what’s happening in Washington is not to their tastes.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Political partisans tend to behave in a partisan way—even if that partisanship is disguised as apolitical, Christian living.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the crowds of pastry fanatics and Maxime Frédéric fans descend on the weekends.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Veloso is, without a doubt, a football fanatic.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sly had too generous a spirit to be a dogmatist.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigot. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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