Nimbyist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of nimby.

    "It has overcome the nimbyists and the naysayers to build a successful airline operation."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of nimby. alt-of
Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of nimby.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of nimby. alt-of

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
nimbynimby

Example

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"It has overcome the nimbyists and the naysayers to build a successful airline operation."

Etymology

From nimby + -ist.

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