bigoted

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbɪɡətɪd/ UK /ˈbɪɡətɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
obstinately intolerant of other people's beliefs or opinions

His bigoted remarks alienated half the room.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · obstinately intolerant of... intolerant prejudiced narrow-minded biased dogmatic illiberal

Opposites

tolerantopen-mindedbroad-mindedliberal

Word family

Derived forms bigotedly

Related forms bigot bigotry

Etymology

From bigot + -ed; bigot is from French bigot, a term of contempt of uncertain origin (perhaps from an oath 'by God').

bigot Old French

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# bigoted

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɪɡətɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪɡətɪd/

## Meanings
1. obstinately intolerant of other people's beliefs or opinions

## Examples
- His bigoted remarks alienated half the room.

## Synonyms
- intolerant
- prejudiced
- narrow-minded
- biased
- dogmatic
- illiberal

## Antonyms
- tolerant
- open-minded
- broad-minded
- liberal

## Derived Forms
- bigotedly

## Related Forms
- bigot
- bigotry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bigot

## Etymology
From bigot + -ed; bigot is from French bigot, a term of contempt of uncertain origin (perhaps from an oath 'by God').

## AI Etymology
Bigoted is an adjective meaning "obstinately intolerant of other people's beliefs or opinions". Historically, it is from bigot + -ed; bigot is from French bigot, a term of contempt of uncertain origin (perhaps from an oath 'by God'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: bigoted is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "obstinately intolerant of other people's beliefs or opinions", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Old French bigot. Close English family members include bigotedly, bigot, and bigotry.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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