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Synonyms of ableism

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Another word for ableism is able-bodyism. Other synonyms of ableism are able-bodiedism, ablecentrism, disablism and handicapism.

Synonyms and similar words for ableism

nounDiscrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other...

nounMore synonyms

  • anapirism
  • anapirophobia

Meaning of ableism

  1. noun Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other disabilities.
  2. noun An instance of ableism.

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Questions about synonyms of ableism

What is another word for ableism?
Ableism has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as able-bodyism, able-bodiedism, ablecentrism, disablism and handicapism.
What does ableism mean?
Ableism means discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other disabilities.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ableism (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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