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单词 insular
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You become insular and protective of your own players in your team.But you should not use this as an excuse to become insular and hide behind your phone.It's amazing how insular companies can become.But what if those places become insular and defensive, rather than progressive and innovative?As soon as the father dies, it becomes more insular.After all, those that do not do it will quickly become very insular.This may seem insular but I can see the advantages.If you're not a fan, most of the work will seem insular.For this, Americans have to thank the insular nature of their economy.We need both; we especially need the voice and experience of other centuries, lest we become insular and myopic.I think that's important, otherwise it would become quite easy to become insular.

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insular

British English: insular ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas.
They were an insular family.
  • American English: insular
  • Brazilian Portuguese: insular
  • Chinese: 与世隔绝的
  • European Spanish: cerrado
  • French: aux vues étroites
  • German: engstirnig
  • Italian: chiuso
  • Japanese: 偏狭な
  • Korean: 편협한
  • European Portuguese: insular
  • Latin American Spanish: cerrado

(adjective) 
Definition
not open to change or new ideas
The old image of the insular Brit is slowly starting to change.
Synonyms
narrow-minded
He's just a narrow-minded bigot.
prejudiced
provincial
The audience was dull and very provincial.
closed
limited
narrow
a narrow and outdated view of family life
petty
I think that attitude is a bit petty.
parochial
the stuffy and parochial atmosphere of a small village
blinkered
They've got a very blinkered view of life.
circumscribed
inward-looking
illiberal
His views are markedly illiberal.
parish-pump
Opposites
worldly
,
experienced
,
liberal
,
cosmopolitan
,
tolerant
,
open-minded
,
broad-minded

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blinkered
Definition
considering only a narrow point of view
They've got a very blinkered view of life.
Synonyms
narrow-minded,
narrow,
one-sided,
prejudiced,
biased,
partial,
discriminatory,
parochial,
constricted,
insular,
hidebound,
one-eyed,
lopsided
in the sense of illiberal
Definition
narrow-minded or intolerant
His views are markedly illiberal.
Synonyms
intolerant,
prejudiced,
bigoted,
narrow-minded,
small-minded,
reactionary,
hidebound,
uncharitable,
ungenerous
in the sense of narrow
Definition
limited in range, extent, or outlook
a narrow and outdated view of family life
Synonyms
insular,
prejudiced,
biased,
partial,
reactionary,
puritan,
bigoted,
dogmatic,
intolerant,
narrow-minded,
small-minded,
illiberal

Nearby words of
insular

  • insufferable
  • insufficiency
  • insufficient
  • insular
  • insulate
  • insult
  • insulting

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