And he is not above feeling grave and well-contained satisfaction wherever the socialist doctrinaire has been contradicted by men attempting to practise coöperation in the midst of the competitive system, as in Belgium.
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Doctrinaire
Synonyms for "doctrinaire" (107 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (32)
Adjective(6 words)
Noun(4 words)
dogmatizerdogmatizingfanatichypothesisthypothesizerilliberalinfallibilistinfluencedinterestedintolerantjaundicedjingoknow nothingknow-nothingmagisterialmale chauvinistmasterfulmulishnonobjectiveobstinate
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Related words (53)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: antiblack, armchair authority, assertive, authoritarian, authoritative.
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Related word relations
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10 entriesadministrative zealotdoctrinaire policydoctrinaire reformdoctrinaire stanceparty loyalistpolitical absolutistpolitical zealotreligious fanaticrigid policyunyielding interpretation
Collocations
11 entriesacademic doctrinairedoctrinaire approachdoctrinaire attitudedoctrinaire ideologydoctrinaire mindsetdoctrinaire policydoctrinaire policymakerdoctrinaire reformdoctrinaire stancepolitical doctrinairerigid doctrinaire
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Or, shall we play the doctrinaire, and hint that at thirty-four the tides of life are calmer and cognizant of many sources instead of but one—as at four-and-twenty?
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Mr. Chapman began to talk in a loud voice about the situation in the House of Commons. He guffawed at his adversaries. The word doctrinaire—word full of terror to the British mind—reappeared from time to time between his explosions.
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We have been long accustomed to consider growth as applied almost exclusively to size in its various aspects. But Nature, who has no doctrinaire ideas, may equally apply it to concentration.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "doctrinaire"?
Closest matches include antiblack, armchair authority, assertive, authoritarian, authoritative.
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