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adjective

ˈpre-jə-dəst How to pronounce prejudiced (audio)
Definition of prejudicednext
1
as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another an employer who is known to be prejudiced toward graduates from Ivy League schools

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2
as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history

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prejudiced

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verb

past tense of prejudice
as in turned
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting

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Recent Examples of prejudiced
Adjective
For their part, Berman and Bryant have a reason to be prejudiced against trees, but Berman doesn’t hold a grudge after a tree crushed one of their cars on Bryant’s birthday nine years ago. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 Economic need can unite white Americans in support of more generous welfare policies, including among some who are racially prejudiced. — Andrew Bloeser, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Court of Appeals ruled that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony about allegations that weren't part of the case. — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 The Court of Appeals ruled that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony about allegations that weren’t part of the case. — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prejudiced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
  1. partial
  2. narrow
  3. turned
  4. hostile
  5. bigoted
  6. biased
  7. distorted
  8. parochial
Adjective
  • Instead, the moon will appear to take a bite from the sun, with the most significant partial views in Alaska, Atlantic Canada, and parts of New England.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Hassan said Salah underwent physiotherapy this week and an evaluation from the medical team before rejoining the team for a partial practice on Wednesday.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of partial
Adjective
  • Its designs were suited to its urban New England market — three stories high with a narrow footprint.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Sheer rock walls loom on one side, while the other, which is largely unguarded, plunges to the narrow canyon below.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of narrow
Verb
  • Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
    — Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Paraguay seemed to fade after the Mbappé goal, but turned it on again late, forcing Mike Maignan to make his first save of the day about 89 and a half minutes into the match.
    — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of turned
Adjective
  • And until a Black commentator is held responsible for making openly hostile remarks about White people, nothing will change.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • For example, in March, the crypto exchange Kraken put its multibillion‑dollar IPO on hold amid hostile market conditions, according to CoinDesk.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of hostile
Adjective
  • Others warned that Emmer’s comments and the growing animosity towards Somali- and Muslim-American communities marked a regression to a more bigoted era in the United States.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • That means that, every once in a while, when someone is saying bigoted things or acting aggressively around other customers, they get kicked out.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Definition of bigoted
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  • The Supreme Court's conservative majority found, however, that Haitians suing the administration were unlikely to succeed in their argument that the administration's actions were racially biased.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • The ad campaign quickly triggered a wave of comments siding with the show, a contrast to complaints earlier in the FCC proceeding that complained that The View was biased.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of biased
Adjective
  • In many cases, Kallis said, the roots of this behavior were planted long before, frequently through trauma, abuse, isolation, addiction or distorted coping mechanisms that were never confronted or healed.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Letting go of these items leads to regret for the loss of nostalgia and passing on true history for a distorted version.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
Definition of distorted
Adjective
  • Many children in Florida attending private, parochial or homeschool programs do not take the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, or FAST, test, which is used by Florida’s public school districts to measure students’ achievement.
    — Kendall Deas, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Definition of parochial

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