Narrow-minded

Synonyms for "narrow-minded" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

authoritarian biased bigoted closedclosed mindedconservative constricted conventional cramped creedbound deaf

Adjective(3 words)

bigoted close-minded closed-minded

Noun(3 words)

blinkering chauvinist exclusivist

Adjective(1 words)

closed-minded

Strong matches (26)

fanatical fundamentalist hidebound illiberal intolerant legalistic littlelittle mindedmean mean-minded mean-spirited narrownarrow gaugenarrow-spirited

Adjective(5 words)

hidebound illiberal insular intolerant myopic

Adjective(4 words)

inflexible attitudeinsularlimited perspective narratornarrow

Noun(3 words)

insular scholarlyinsularityisland nation

Related words (43)

near-sighted nearsighted old-fashioned old-fogyish one-sided opinionated parochial partisan pettifogging petty philistine prejudiced purblind puritan puritanical reactionary sectarian shortsighted smallsmall minded

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small-minded square stiff-necked strait-laced straitlaced stuffy uncharitable ungenerous unprogressive

Adjective(6 words)

parochial prejudiced provincial short-sighted strait-laced thin-minded

Adjective(7 words)

parochial prejudicedprovincial archiveprovincial capital cityprovincial capitalsrestrictive shockable

Noun(1 words)

parochial school

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

approach attitude mindset policy

More specific

5 entries

dogmatic attitudeexclusive policylimited scope policyparochial viewrestricted approach

Collocations

6 entries

narrow-minded approachnarrow-minded attitudenarrow-minded policynarrow-minded stancenarrow-minded thinkingnarrow-minded view

Inflections

2 entries

more narrow-mindedmost narrow-minded

Derivations

2 entries

narrow-mindedly narrow-mindedness

Antonyms

1 entries

broad-minded

similar

12 entries

close-minded closed-minded dogmatic dogmatical illiberal intolerant narrow opinionated opinionative petty self-opinionated small-minded

Sample sentences

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Don't be so narrow-minded!

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

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I think Tom is narrow-minded.

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I don't think I'm narrow-minded.

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