adjective/noun · neutral
sexist
/ˈsek.sɪst/SEX·ist
a person who discriminates based on sex/gender; or describing attitudes or behaviour that treat people unfairly because of their sex
Examples
“Many employees complained about sexist remarks at the office.”
“He was labelled a sexist after his comments were made public.”
“Sexist hiring practices are illegal in many countries.”
Band 8 sentence
“The company introduced training to address sexist attitudes and promote gender equality in promotion decisions.”
Collocations
- sexist remarks
- accused of being sexist
Word family
Common mistakes
He is a sexism.→He is sexist / He supports sexism.
They are sexist people.→They are sexist.
Say it for a higher band
5gender bias→6gender-biased→7+sexist
Synonyms
gender-biased
Easily confused
sexism
“Many campaigns aim to eliminate sexism in the workplace.”
gender-biased
“The study highlighted gender-biased hiring practices.”
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In -ist
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