Synonyms for Dogmatic

Synonyms for "dogmatic" (179 found)

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Closest matches (36)

a prioriantiblack arbitrary arrogant assertive assured autarchic authoritarian authoritative balking balky believing biased bigoted blind bulldogged bulletheaded bullheaded canonicalcase hardened

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case-hardened categorical certain chauvinistic colored conceited confessional confident convinced

Adjective(7 words)

academic indoctrinationassertiveauthoritarian thinkerbrahminic cocksurecoercive rhetoriccommunistic

Strong matches (54)

creedal creedbound deaf deducible deductive derivable devout dictatorial doctrinaire doctrinal doctrinarian dogged dogmatizing domineering doubtless emphatic evangelical faithful fanatic fanatical

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fideistic fundamentalist hardheaded headstrong hidebound hyperorthodox imperative imperiousimpressed withinfluenced insistent interested intolerant jaundicedknow nothingknow-nothing literalist literalistic magisterial masterful

Noun(6 words)

didactic approachexclusivist fundyhardline conservativeideological conquestindoctrinating

Adjective(8 words)

doctrinaldoctrinal fielddogmaticalideological terminflexibleinflexible attitudeintransigent jacobinic

Related words (89)

mulish near-sighted nonobjective obdurate obstinateone sidedone-sided opinionated opinionative opinioned oracular overbearing overzealous parochial partial partisan peremptory persevering persuaded pertinacious

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Adjective(7 words)

opinionated orthodox peremptoryrigid tasksrigid templateuncharitable wrongheaded

Noun(2 words)

political ideologypontificating

Verb(1 words)

pontificated

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More general

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adjective descriptor

More specific

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absolute assertioninfallible claimmoral dogmaticpolitical dogmatictheological dogmatic

Collocations

6 entries

dogmatic approachdogmatic assertiondogmatic beliefdogmatic doctrinedogmatic ideologydogmatic stance

Inflections

2 entries

more dogmaticmost dogmatic

Derivations

5 entries

dogmatically dogmatism dogmatist dogmatize undogmatic

similar

2 entries

narrow narrow-minded

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It's profound ignorance that inspires the dogmatic tone of speaking.

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Profound ignorance is what is behind a dogmatic tone.

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Tom's father is very dogmatic and rigid in his views.

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Layla is a really dogmatic and close-minded person.

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