1
as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
an employer who is known to be prejudiced toward graduates from Ivy League schools
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2
as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history
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as in biased
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting
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Recent Examples of prejudiced
Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
This feature empowers users to opt into generating free and fair content, minimizing prejudiced outcomes and promoting inclusivity.
—Antara Dave, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Although campuses witnessed a spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, people who attend universities are significantly less prejudiced against Jews than the overall population is.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The prejudiced perp took off on foot in an unknown direction.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
This feature empowers users to opt into generating free and fair content, minimizing prejudiced outcomes and promoting inclusivity.
—Antara Dave, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Although campuses witnessed a spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, people who attend universities are significantly less prejudiced against Jews than the overall population is.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
Adjective
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There are 17 million children whose parents receive either no child tax credit or a partial credit because their income is too low, and the House Republicans’ plan would add 3 million to that number, according to Adam Ruben, director of advocacy organization Economic Security Project Action.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Trump issued partial travel suspensions for foreign nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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For decades, international philanthropy has framed Africa through a narrow lens: a continent in need, a landscape of poverty, disaster and helplessness.—
Victoria Philips,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Beach replenishment also is planned, but the narrow right-of-way through San Clemente includes no room for a second set of tracks.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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The crowd was right on top of you there, the students rimmed the court, the very definition of a hostile environment.—
Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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That’s coupled with a more hostile political environment for diversity-forward businesses.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Tanenhaus dwells on the bigoted views of Buckley’s father and Buckley’s editorials in the 1950s favoring segregation.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 June 2025
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Last month, lawmakers and Jewish groups criticized Wilson for her history of antisemitic, bigoted social media posts and public commentary before joining the Trump administration.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Security lapses like prompt injection, biased outputs and data leaks can quickly become brand or legal crises.—
Junyu Huang,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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This bill is a great step to ensure that patients are getting the best information possible and from the right source: their providers and not biased advertisements.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Yet somehow, all these factors, seemingly easily translatable across the world’s cuisines, has led to an intensely parochial guide.—
Tulasi Srinivas,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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This is a parochial political world, overshadowed by the federal bureaucracy.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
25 Nov. 2024
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Higher wattages make louder and less distorted sounds possible without damaging the speaker.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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The software error could cause the review camera image to become distorted when the car is in reverse, the NHTSA says.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Prejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudiced. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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