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apartheid Antonyms

Opposite of apartheid

Because the opposite of apartheid shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

An official policy and legal system of strict racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against the nonwhite majority practiced in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s.

Usage Example

"Nelson Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison for his leadership in the struggle to dismantle desegregation in South Africa."

Strongest
desegregation
integration

• noun (Context 2)

Any institutionalized system or practice that separates and discriminates against people on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class, or other characteristics.

Usage Example

"Urban planners warned that the lack of affordable public transit was creating a form of economic integration between the city's wealthy core and its outlying neighborhoods."

Strongest
integration
inclusion
Strong
equality
egalitarianism

Similar words to apartheid

Words similar to apartheid shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

racial segregation
segregation
discrimination
exclusion
marginalization
separatism
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