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nonracist

nonracist

1 4.2
Being fair to people of different races
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈreɪsɪst/
translation icon : no racista
  • The findings point to the fact that multicultural education, which combines attitudinal, cognitive, and instrumental goals, can succeed in promoting nonracist views.
  • nonracist and nonsexist

Examples

  • Thus, Torgovnick heaps contempt on Roger Fry, among many others, for his "insensitive" and "racist" readings in praise of African art, but she never provides, in her own voice, nonracist, sensitive readings to instruct us on how to do it right.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In the 1960s, we said to ourselves that we would be nonracist and nonsexist.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Facts must be accurate; prose must be clear, nonsexist, nonracist, and grammatically correct; subheads should promote ease of reading.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The current consensus among whites seems to be that contemporary racial inequalities flow from nonracist factors, whether private choices aggregated by the market, cultural predilections, or real racial differences that form inescapable facts of life."

    Academic text (2017)
  • The bottom line is when people make judgments and there is a nonracist reason that may be inferred, there’s really no reason to infer racism except your own assumption that a particular group is racist.

    Blog text (12)
  • The teacher emphasized the importance of creating a nonracist environment in the classroom for all students.

  • They organized a workshop aimed at promoting nonracist values in the community and fostering inclusivity.

  • Parents should encourage nonracist discussions about diversity and acceptance at home.

Synonyms

color-blind
vsnonracist
  • US
3 4.0

Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools

is about simply not holding racial prejudice or discriminating against others
nondiscriminatory
vsnonracist
1 4.8

Treating all people fairly and equally without favoring anyone

is limited to absence of race-based prejudice or discrimination specifically
antiracial
vsnonracist
5.0

Against racism and unfair treatment based on race

is absence of racial prejudice rather than active opposition or campaigning
nondiscriminating
vsnonracist
4.6

Treating all people the same without unfair preference

focuses on absence of racial prejudice rather than refusing all distinctions
nonprejudiced
vsnonracist
4.9

Not showing unfair dislike or bias toward other people

is specifically about not having race-based prejudice rather than general fairness
unbigoted
vsnonracist
6.9

Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds

is absence of race-based prejudice rather than general open-minded tolerance

Antonyms

racist
  • Offensive
176 5.4

A person who dislikes or treats people of other races unfairly

How Racist

white supremacist
  • Offensive
30 8.8
racist
  • Offensive
176 5.4
nonracist
1 4.2
antiracism
1 4.1

Surface Forms

nonracist positive

Morphology

nonracist = racist (transparent) = non + racist

The productive negative prefix 'non-' is directly applied to the adjective 'racist', giving the straightforward meaning 'not racist'.

Etymology

The word nonracist comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' (as in nonfiction or non-stop) and race meaning 'a group of people'. So a nonracist person does not judge or treat people badly because of their race.