Meaning & use
sexist
Showing prejudice or discrimination against people, usually women, on the basis of their sex.
See it in a sentence
The company was criticized for its sexist hiring practices that favored male applicants.
He apologized after making a sexist joke at the meeting.
A note on using this word
Sexist can describe attitudes, remarks, or policies, or, as a noun, a person who holds such attitudes.
Words with a similar meaning
chauvinisticdiscriminatory
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Words with an opposite meaning
egalitarian
Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who holds prejudiced attitudes or acts in a discriminatory way toward people based on their sex.
Colleagues called him out for being a sexist after he dismissed her idea because she was a woman.
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