Narrow-minded

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.

    "Even Mr. Wilson's speech, excellent as it was, could only condemn the Government's narrow-minded approach for the reasons we have outlined, [...]."

  2. 2
    Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.

    "What GCN has done for prisoners is an act of love, all the more precious because it's done despite the many voices of the narrow-minded who refuse to admit that our humanity remains, even past the prison gates."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view wordnet
  2. 2
    rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines wordnet
  3. 3
    capable of being shocked wordnet

Synonyms

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authoritarianbiasedbigotedbigotedclose-mindedclosed

Example

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"Only a narrow-minded man can disavow his native language absorbed with his mother's milk."

Etymology

From narrow + minded.

Related phrases

narrow-mindedlynarrow-mindedness

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