bigoted

[ big-uh-tid ]

/ ˈbɪg ə tɪd /

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adjective

utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

Nearby words

bigness, bignonia, bignoniaceous, bigorexia, bigot, bigoted, bigotry, bigtha, biguanide, bigwig, bihar

Origin of bigoted

First recorded in 1635–45; bigot + -ed³

Related formsbig·ot·ed·ly, adverbnon·big·ot·ed, adjectivenon·big·ot·ed·ly, adverbun·big·ot·ed, adjective

Synonym study

See intolerant.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for bigoted

The Hannity-esque delusion of a post-racial America is ill-informed at best and bigoted at worst.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People ask and say silly, inappropriate, and bigoted things constantly on the Internet.
How Not to Reply to a Racist Tweet|Tauriq Moosa|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a time when the bigoted, Bible-thumping crowd ran roughshod over D.C. Now, not so much.
Sympathy for the Devils: Scenes From the Social Conservative Collapse|Olivia Nuzzi|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In all those places, being condemned as “bigoted” by coastal progressives is probably not going to change minds.
Red America’s Anti-Gay Backlash|Jonathan Rauch|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The bigoted owner of the L.A. Clippers was banned for life from basketball.
The NBA’s War With Donald Sterling Is Just Getting Started|Robert Silverman|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, too, a bigoted religious prejudice made the work easy.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
The paper was declined with thanks by that bigoted body 'as opposed to Newtonian astronomy.'
Myths and Marvels of Astronomy|Richard A. Proctor
"Brill Healy, I never saw anybody so bigoted and pig-headed as you are," the girl spoke out angrily.
Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine
Two intelligent, jovial, yet bigoted priests had been brought to the country by the company.
A History of Oregon, 1792-1849|William Henry Gray
Yet he was not bigoted or prejudiced to the customs of his ancestors—another proof that he was a man of mind.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies

Word Origin and History for bigoted

bigoted

adj.

1640s, from bigot (q.v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper