SEGREGATIONISTS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

segregationists

noun

plural of segregationist

as in racists

a person who supports racial segregation segregationists versus integrationists a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view

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antiracists

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Recent Examples of segregationists Nineteenth-century Confederates and 20th-century segregationists cited his defense of states' rights, while Abraham Lincoln and civil rights leaders emphasized Jefferson as the author of the Declaration of Independence. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 Nineteenth-century Confederates and 20th-century segregationists cited his defense of states’ rights, while Abraham Lincoln and civil rights leaders emphasized Jefferson as the author of the Declaration of Independence. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance. — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 Southern white segregationists certainly questioned the motives of the many clergy members who descended on Selma. — Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 The vagueness of the order, however, emboldened segregationists across the South. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 With segregationists in control of the federal government, Wilson took swift action. — Time, 14 Oct. 2025 Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up. — Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025 Their activism drew hostility from segregationists, which cost them their jobs. — Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025

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Noun

There are probably people who believe this political football paints Republicans who promote Columbus Day as racists and Democrats who promote Indigenous Peoples' Day as enlightened.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
From hippies to covert racists, psychedelics to cult-like workshop leaders, this is a world where any difference is still scrutinized and looked down on.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of racists

Noun

Especially when those people have been repeatedly called racists and bigots.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Rising antisemitic hate-crime stats suggest the proliferation of deranged bigots terrorizing the Jewish community, some who may go on to commit deadly crimes if they are not apprehended.

— Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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