prejudiced
Holding unfair assumptions
Prejudiced describes holding preconceived opinions not based on reason or experience—literally, pre-judged.
Someone prejudiced against a group has decided their view before encountering individuals: He was prejudiced against anyone from the city.
The word usually implies unfair bias, especially regarding race, gender, or religion.
A prejudiced jury has formed opinions before hearing evidence.
Stubbornly intolerant of others
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- close-mindedUnreceptive to differing views
- small-mindedLacking breadth of thought
- illiberalOpposed to individual freedoms
dogmatic · blinkered · myopic · obstinate · unenlightened · hidebound · rigid · inflexible
Showing unfair distinction
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- slantedAngled from vertical
- partialFavoring one side
- partisanBiased toward one side
subjective · skewed · jaundiced · tendentious · swayed · influenced · preconceived · colored
One prejudiced by ethnicity
- sexistBiased based on gender
- homophobicPrejudiced against gay people
- xenophobicFearing or hating outsiders
- transphobicPrejudiced against transgender people
ableist · ageist · classist · antisemitic · misogynistic · chauvinistic · ethnocentric · sectarian
Actively opposed or hostile
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
scornful · hateful · spiteful · malicious · venomous · bitter · hostile · antipathetic
Assigning to narrow categories
- generalizingInferring broadly from particulars
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
categorizing · caricaturing · oversimplifying · stigmatizing · essentializing · othering · dehumanizing · scapegoating
bigoted
Stubbornly intolerant of others
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- close-mindedUnreceptive to differing views
- small-mindedLacking breadth of thought
illiberal · dogmatic · blinkered · myopic · obstinate · unenlightened · hidebound · rigid · inflexible · reactionary
discriminatory
Showing unfair distinction
partisan · subjective · skewed · jaundiced · tendentious · swayed · influenced · preconceived · colored · distorted
racist
One prejudiced by ethnicity
- sexistBiased based on gender
- homophobicPrejudiced against gay people
- xenophobicFearing or hating outsiders
transphobic · ableist · ageist · classist · antisemitic · misogynistic · chauvinistic · ethnocentric · sectarian · jingoistic
antagonistic
Actively opposed or hostile
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
dismissive · scornful · hateful · spiteful · malicious · venomous · bitter · hostile · antipathetic · averse
pigeonholing
Assigning to narrow categories
- generalizingInferring broadly from particulars
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
labeling · categorizing · caricaturing · oversimplifying · stigmatizing · essentializing · othering · dehumanizing · scapegoating · demonizing
- intolerantbigoted, biased, discriminatory, intolerant, narrow-minded
- biasedbiased, subjective, slanted, partisan, opinionated
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- bigotsbigot, bigots, racist, racists, sexist
- viewpoint traitsimpartial, objective, biased, neutral, subjective
prejudicedimpartial
Showing no preference
unbiased · fair · objective · unprejudiced · nonprejudiced
prejudicedtolerant
Accepting of differences
accepting · open-minded · unprejudiced · egalitarian · inclusive
prejudicedopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
receptive · open · fair-minded · tolerant · persuasible
- Pride and PrejudiceRegency courtship novel
- social prejudiceUnfair attitudes toward groups
- racial prejudiceBias against ethnic groups
- extreme prejudiceEuphemism for killing
- without prejudiceFree from preconceived notions
- with prejudiceDismissal preventing refiling
prejudice, unprejudiced, prejudices, prejudicial, prejudicing