Synonyms for tokenistic

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symbolic

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism.

   The government has taken nothing more than tokenistic actions on behalf of people with disabilities.

Example sentences

• symbolic The Japanese emperor is a merely symbolic figure.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

symbolic³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (symbolic³ = 3 syllables).