as in sexist
a person who hates women
—often used before another noun
a misogynist joke their misogynist boss
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Recent Examples of misogynist
That might mean that us Americans are already sick of Sneako, Myron Gaines, and the rest of the loudmouthed misogynist podcast crew that Theroux struggles to comprehend in this amusing and upsetting documentary.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Nick Fuentes, the extreme-right provocateur, has been called many things—a Nazi, a white supremacist, a misogynist, an incel—but never a ladies’ man.
—Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
Weininger, a Jew by birth who converted to escape the stigma, was an antisemite and a misogynist.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Tate and his brother Tristan willfully describe themselves as misogynists.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Nick Fuentes, the extreme-right provocateur, has been called many things—a Nazi, a white supremacist, a misogynist, an incel—but never a ladies’ man.
—Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
Weininger, a Jew by birth who converted to escape the stigma, was an antisemite and a misogynist.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Tate and his brother Tristan willfully describe themselves as misogynists.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misogynist
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Sacco knows better than most that political chauvinists of all kinds can point to past moments of injury and humiliation to justify any current cruelty or authoritarian project—an especially powerful appeal when those historical injustices are real.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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King’s straight-sets triumph over the braggadocious chauvinist wasn’t much in doubt once the players were on the court, though there was plenty of speculation leading up to the match.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Samberg was among the first to call out the inevitable crowd of bigots and MAGA-enthusiasts that would wail and scream.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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However, Greenberg notes that Sartre’s real interest wasn’t in Jewish perspectives but in what makes a bigot.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 May 2026
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Michelle herself was saluted through the competitive Afro-misandrist fantasy The Woman King and the New Age agnosticism of Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Jan. 2023
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Maybe try a less confrontational approach and not using buzz words like misandrist.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2021
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“Misogynist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misogynist. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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