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[ nar-oh-mahyn-did ] / ˈnær oʊˈmaɪn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR narrow-minded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased. not receptive to new ideas; having a closed mind. Origin of narrow-mindedFirst recorded in 1615–25 SYNONYMS FOR narrow-minded1 bigoted, biased, partial, intolerant, illiberal, self-righteous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR narrow-minded ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR narrow-mindedSEE ANTONYMS FOR narrow-minded ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM narrow-mindednar·row-mind·ed·ly, adverbnar·row-mind·ed·ness, nounun·nar·row-mind·ed, adjectiveun·nar·row-mind·ed·ly, adverb un·nar·row-mind·ed·ness, noun Words nearby narrow-mindednarrowcast, narrow construction, narrow escape, narrow-fisted, narrow gauge, narrow-minded, narrows, narrow seas, narthex, Narva, Narváez Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for narrow-mindedI think that has a lot to do with various prejudices and narrow-minded pockets of our culture. Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Why He’s Exploring the Word ‘Feminism’ and Online Misogyny|Marlow Stern|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ours is a unique nation, and we have to assert our unity and say no to these narrow-minded movements. India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST He also posted the tips videos on YouTube, where his eclectic likes suggest the very opposite of a narrow-minded fanatic. Don’t Turn This Malaysia Airlines Pilot Into Flight 370’s Richard Jewell|Michael Daly|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST I would have suspected them of narrow-minded political motives. The ‘Soldier’ With the Bazooka—World War II, Iraq, and a Story of the Good War|Phil Klay|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some feminists are narrow-minded, uptight, and unfamiliar with the concept of laughing at themselves. Louis C.K. on Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke: Are Comedy and Feminism Enemies?|Jennifer L. Pozner|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the narrow-minded are the more prejudiced by very reason of their narrowness. Apologia pro Vita Sua|John Henry Newman It is not a narrow-minded fanatic's flight from the world, but the concentrated thought of a mourner. Jewish History|S. M. Dubnow "My niece (with many good qualities) is a narrow-minded young woman," Mrs. Farnaby explained. The Fallen Leaves|Wilkie Collins J—ski was really disagreeable and narrow-minded; not one of those about him was on good terms with him. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia|Fyodor Dostoyevsky At last the rector's eyes were opened, and when a narrow-minded man's eyes are once opened he usually becomes stony at heart. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories|Henry Seton Merriman
British Dictionary definitions for narrow-minded
adjectivehaving a biased or illiberal viewpoint; bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced Derived forms of narrow-mindednarrow-mindedly, adverbnarrow-mindedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to narrow-mindedhidebound, petty, parochial, narrow, bigoted, conservative, conventional, illiberal, insular, opinionated, prejudiced, provincial, reactionary, short-sighted, small-minded, strait-laced, unenlarged |