gender-inclusive

adjective

Pertaining to or applicable to all genders; not restricted by gender; gender-neutral.

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Meanings

adjectivegender-inclusive (comparative more gender-inclusive, superlative most gender-inclusive)

comparative more gender-inclusive · superlative most gender-inclusive

  1. Pertaining to or applicable to all genders; not restricted by gender; gender-neutral.

    In May, they voted unanimously to stop using the word “women” when talking about people who get pregnant, so as not to exclude trans men. […] A Change.org petition asks naral and Planned Parenthood to adopt similarly gender-inclusive language.

    2014 August 4, Michelle Goldberg, “What Is A Woman? The Dispute between Radical Feminism and Transgenderism”, in The New Yorker

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gender-neutral

Origin

From gender + inclusive.

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APA

gender-inclusive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-inclusive

MLA

“gender-inclusive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-inclusive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gender-inclusive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-inclusive.

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