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
Bad motives were imputed to Trump and Trump supporters, who were regularly smeared with a broad brush as racists, fascists, misogynists, and more.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Weininger, a Jew by birth who converted to escape the stigma, was an antisemite and a misogynist.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Even now, Will won’t admit that Mason is a misogynist — and with Mason interested in investing in his Shitty Little Bar, he’s further incentivized to give him the benefit of the doubt.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Tate and his brother Tristan willfully describe themselves as misogynists.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Weininger, a Jew by birth who converted to escape the stigma, was an antisemite and a misogynist.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Even now, Will won’t admit that Mason is a misogynist — and with Mason interested in investing in his Shitty Little Bar, he’s further incentivized to give him the benefit of the doubt.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Tate and his brother Tristan willfully describe themselves as misogynists.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misogynist
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Sacco knows better than most that political chauvinists of all kinds can point to past moments of injury and humiliation to justify any current cruelty or authoritarian project—an especially powerful appeal when those historical injustices are real.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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King’s straight-sets triumph over the braggadocious chauvinist wasn’t much in doubt once the players were on the court, though there was plenty of speculation leading up to the match.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The interview takes an unexpected turn, however, as the woman turns out to be a bigot.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the stunt goes south as Wooley turns out to be an unabashed bigot who embarrasses the show and gets scolded by the host.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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Maybe try a less confrontational approach and not using buzz words like misandrist.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2021
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“Misogynist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misogynist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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