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
Rabbi Eliyahu Teitz told The News Sohail didn’t strike him as a bigot.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Director and screenwriter Frank Perluso has signed on, along with Rourke, according to Hines, to make a film in which Rourke plays an aging bigot who reveals the unexpected vulnerability beneath his rough exterior, à la Gran Torino.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Seven years earlier, Geary portrayed Meathead's friend Roger, who baffled star Carroll O'Connor's character, infamous bigot Archie Bunker.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
O'Connor starred in All in the Family as arguably history's most lovable bigot, Archie Bunker, a role which earned him four Emmys.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Director and screenwriter Frank Perluso has signed on, along with Rourke, according to Hines, to make a film in which Rourke plays an aging bigot who reveals the unexpected vulnerability beneath his rough exterior, à la Gran Torino.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Seven years earlier, Geary portrayed Meathead's friend Roger, who baffled star Carroll O'Connor's character, infamous bigot Archie Bunker.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
O'Connor starred in All in the Family as arguably history's most lovable bigot, Archie Bunker, a role which earned him four Emmys.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigot
Noun
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But this idea—that the more motivated partisans are to discriminate against Black voters, the less racist that discrimination is—is a perverse inversion of the Fifteenth Amendment.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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This has not always endeared him to some Democratic partisans.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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For both Milne and Dermody, long-time Eurovision fanatics who have traveled to Vienna, the contest is somewhat diminished this year.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The chance to work with Alexandre, who dissects cinema with the precision of a detective and the passion of a fanatic, is irresistible.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Noun
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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 22 May. 2026.
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