sexist
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.treating someone unfairly or thinking they are less capable because of their sex.
adj.characterised by or showing prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
Simple“The manager was criticised for making sexist comments about his female employees.”
In context“The company faced a lawsuit after several employees reported a sexist culture that systematically blocked women from reaching executive positions.”
UsageCommonly modifies nouns like 'remark', 'attitude', 'joke', or 'policy'.
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n. a person who believes that one sex is better than the other or treats people unfairly based on sex.
n.a person who discriminates on the grounds of sex or subscribes to sexist ideologies.
Simple“He didn't realise he was being a sexist when he assumed she couldn't fix the car.”
In context“The politician was labelled a sexist by the press after he dismissed his opponent's arguments as mere emotional outbursts.”
UsageOften used as a pejorative label in social and political discourse.
SynonymschauvinistbigotAntonyms
“The article titled Why We Can’t Forget Meg White – And the Sexist Way We Talked About Her was published in 2016, not 2006 as an earlier version stated.”
From sex + -ist, after sexism.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.