🇬🇧 Bigoted meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Someone who is bigoted is very unfair and refuses to accept people who are different from them. A bigoted person might dislike others because of their race, religion, where they come from, or how they live, even when those people haven’t done anything wrong. They don’t want to listen, learn, or change their mind. Being bigoted is hurtful and unkind, because it treats some people as if they are less important just for being who they are.

Our bigoted sandwich complained, “I don’t like sitting with pickles,” so we ate it and gave the pickle its own throne on the plate.

Our bigoted goldfish kept glaring at the new striped fish, until we put a mirror in the tank and it realized it was weird-looking too.

A bigoted cupcake at the bakery wouldn’t sit next to the muffins because it thought frosting made it “more important.”

The bigoted book in the library refused to sit next to comic books, so the librarian grounded it to the very bottom shelf.

The word “bigoted” comes from an old insult for stubborn people, which is extra silly because bigoted people are so stubborn they’d probably refuse to admit that.

At the café, a bigoted shopkeeper refused service to a man with a bright scarf. The bigoted shopkeeper sneered; his bigoted rule stunned the line. A bigoted sign appeared, then was tossed down. Customers left, arms linked, calling out. The bigoted shopkeeper watched plates empty and felt regret as the shop closed.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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