Tokenistic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tokenistic is an adjective meaning Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism.
Meaning
Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Constituting a token or symbol.
Example Sentences
The government has taken nothing more than tokenistic actions on behalf of people with disabilities.
But what is not needed is a tokenistic gesture to place a woman, any woman, in the role, irrespective of her politics.
As Jonathan Bartley said in The Independent on January 20, it makes Johnson's £12bn ten-point plan look "tokenistic by comparison".
The company’s use of ads depicting gay couples appears to be merely tokenistic, particularly in view of the support it has given to anti-LGBT politicians.
Synonyms for tokenistic
Depending on context, synonyms include symbolic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include token, formal, symbolic, editorial, cosmetic, tokenlike.
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