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Desegregation

The act or process of eliminating segregation.

📖 Definitions of "Desegregation"

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The act or process of eliminating segregation.

🔄 Synonyms of "Desegregation"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
integrationnoun	The act or process of making whole or entire.
integrating	That integrates.

↔️ Antonyms of "Desegregation"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sequestrationnoun	The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
segregationnoun	(politics) The separation of people based upon race, sex, religion, or other identity in institutions.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Desegregation"

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Word	Definition
integrating	That integrates.
integrationnoun	The act or process of making whole or entire.
segregationnoun	(politics) The separation of people based upon race, sex, religion, or other identity in institutions.
disaggregationnoun	A division or breaking up into constituent parts, particularly the analytic disassembly of categories which have been aggregated or lumped together.
breakdownnoun	(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
inclusionnoun	(uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
inclusivenessnoun	The property of being inclusive; inclusivity
nondiscriminationnoun	An act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.
equalizationnoun	The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
racial integrationnoun	The process of countering racial segregation by assimilating people of different races into a unified society.
open housingnoun	(US) The policy by which a person's background (e.g. race or religion) may not be considered as a factor in whether to sell them a property.
intermixingnoun	A process of intermixture.
unificationnoun	The act of unifying.
amalgamationnoun	The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
equal opportunitynoun	A state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences, especially in employment, education and other areas of public life.
racial equality	when people of all races and ethnicities are treated in an egalitarian/equal manner.
anti-segregation	—
coeducationnoun	the education of male and female students in the same institution
open enrollmentnoun	Synonym of open admission (“type of college admissions process”).
cohabitationnoun	The act of living together.