bigoted
adjective
big·ot·ed
ˈbi-gə-təd 
: blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice
… Mr. Harding himself was not a bigoted man on points of church doctrine …—
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
especially
: having or showing an attitude of hatred or intolerance toward the members of a particular group (such as a racial or ethnic group)
bigoted comments/opinions
… early reports of Haitian and poor black voters turned away from polls by bigoted cops. —Franklin Foer
Franklin Foer … the December press conference at which the famously bigoted and anti-Semitic minister, fresh from a "near-death" bout with prostate cancer, proclaimed himself a changed man. —Neal Pollack
Neal Pollack
bigotedly
adverb
Whether you are religious, or bigotedly irreligious, or neither, you will find it disturbing in the best possible sense …
—A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson
Examples of bigoted in a Sentence
most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
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The Democrats lost an election to someone with autocratic tendencies who has expressed endless racist, bigoted, and misogynistic beliefs.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Masks are clearly a problem when people who assassinate health care insurance CEOs or rob banks or rip smartphones out of hands or incite violence with racist or bigoted remarks do so behind face-coverings.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Denny Jong, who is Asian, of leading the crude and bigoted banter.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Masks are clearly a problem when people who assassinate health care insurance CEOs or rob banks or rip smartphones out of hands or incite violence with racist or bigoted remarks do so behind face-coverings.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Denny Jong, who is Asian, of leading the crude and bigoted banter.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigoted. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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