as in racists
a person who supports racial segregation
segregationists versus integrationists a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of segregationists
The vagueness of the order, however, emboldened segregationists across the South.
—
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
With segregationists in control of the federal government, Wilson took swift action.
—Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
Their activism drew hostility from segregationists, which cost them their jobs.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
With segregationists in control of the federal government, Wilson took swift action.
—Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
Their activism drew hostility from segregationists, which cost them their jobs.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregationists
Noun
-
Not long after she was hired by a prior commission that trumpeted its decision to appoint a Black woman, Bowden-Lewis implied the commissioners were racists for failing to appoint a Black candidate of her choice as the division’s human resources director.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
-
There are actual racists out there.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
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
Cite this Entry
“Segregationists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregationists. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
