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nimbyist

nimbyist noun: synonym of nimby.

Noun (1)

nimbyist (plural nimbyists)

  1. Synonym of nimby.
    • It has overcome the nimbyists and the naysayers to build a successful airline operation.2009 April 29, “Porter a rare good news story”, in Toronto Star
    Synonyms:
    nimby

Adjective (1)

nimbyist (comparative more nimbyist, superlative most nimbyist)

  1. Synonym of nimby.
    Synonyms:
    nimby

Adjective (2) capitalized: Nimbyist

Nimbyist (comparative more Nimbyist, superlative most Nimbyist)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of nimby.
    • It was another chapter in a dismal saga of Nimbyist urban mismanagement that is crushing American cities. Not-in-my-backyardism is a bipartisan sentiment, but because the largest American cities are populated and run by Democrats — many in states under complete Democratic control — this sort of...2019 May 22, Farhad Manjoo, “America’s Cities Are Unlivable. Blame Wealthy Liberals.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2019

Noun (2) capitalized: Nimbyist

Nimbyist (plural Nimbyists)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of nimby.

Synonyms of nimbyist

Forms of nimbyist

Noun
pluralnimbyists
alternative formNimbyist
pluralNimbyists
Adjective
comparativemore nimbyist
superlativemost nimbyist
comparativemore Nimbyist
superlativemost Nimbyist

Origin of nimbyist

From nimby + -ist.

Questions about nimbyist

What does nimbyist mean?
Nimbyist means synonym of nimby.
What part of speech is nimbyist?
Nimbyist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of nimbyist?
The plural of nimbyist is nimbyists.

Words near nimbyist in the dictionary

  1. nimbuslike
  2. nimby
  3. nimbyish
  4. nimbyism
  5. nimbyisms
  6. nimbyist
  7. nimbyists
  8. nimbys
  9. NIMC
  10. NIMCRUT
  11. NIMCRUTs

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