sexist
Americanadjective
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relating to, involving, or fostering sexism, or attitudes and behavior toward someone based on the person's gender.
a sexist remark;
sexist advertising.
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relating to discrimination or devaluation based on a person's sex or gender, especially such discrimination directed against women.
A sexist work culture contributes to restricted job opportunities for women.
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reflecting or exhibiting ingrained or institutionalized prejudice against women.
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reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women; misogynistic.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sexist
First recorded in 1965–70; sex + -ist, on the model of racist ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Denver Quarterly evidently bars material that lays bare social evils, since “we do not tolerate submissions that contain hate speech, bigotry, discrimination, or racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or ableist language or violence of any kind.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
If the narrative that Gen Z is uniquely progressive were true, we would expect Gen Z–ers to be more progressive than older generations by outright rejecting sexist statements.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
Or, as Kilmartin puts it: “It’s a show where you can see a ton of great, experienced female and nonbinary comics, one after the other. Not a single lazy, sexist dud in the bunch.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
In an interview about the deputy leadership contest, BBC Radio 5 Live's Matt Chorley asked Phillipson if she felt she'd been on the on the receiving end of sexist briefings.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
My sister made some remark about how cheerleading is stupid and sexist, and my brother told her to shut up.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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