Meanings
nimbyist1
comparative more nimbyist · superlative most nimbyist · alternative Nimbyist
Nimbyist2
comparative more Nimbyist · superlative most Nimbyist
- Alternative letter-case form of nimby.
1 more example
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 nakedly exclusionary urban restrictionism is a particular shame of the left.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of nimby.
adjectiveSynonym of nimby.
Origin
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nimbyist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimbyist
“nimbyist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimbyist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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