as in sexist
a person who hates women
—often used before another noun
a misogynist joke their misogynist boss
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Recent Examples of misogynist
As a recent feature in the Guardian by Becca Lewis laid out, Silicon Valley itself has exhibited right-wing tendencies for decades, embracing misogynist and hierarchical attitudes about achievement.
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Acts of mass violence are the province of neo-Nazis, misogynists, incels and other far-right extremists, the activists said — not Antifa.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
Giving an open misogynist and predator that much power signals unmistakably to millions of men and boys that women and girls are inferior, that they need not be taken seriously, and that harassment, abuse, and assault is no big deal.
—Shawn Fields, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Acts of mass violence are the province of neo-Nazis, misogynists, incels and other far-right extremists, the activists said — not Antifa.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
Giving an open misogynist and predator that much power signals unmistakably to millions of men and boys that women and girls are inferior, that they need not be taken seriously, and that harassment, abuse, and assault is no big deal.
—Shawn Fields, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misogynist
Noun
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As a result, the hardcore bigots are taking a victory lap.—
Jonathan A. Greenblatt,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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As a Mother Jones dispatch details, several prominent bigots attended the event.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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Michelle herself was saluted through the competitive Afro-misandrist fantasy The Woman King and the New Age agnosticism of Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Jan. 2023
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The dog is an unapologetic misandrist.—
Elisa Albert,
Longreads,
28 Apr. 2020
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“Misogynist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misogynist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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