close-minded
close-minded adjective: unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
Adjective
close-minded (comparative more close-minded, superlative most close-minded)
- Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
- Synonyms:
- doctrinaire, dogmatic, hidebound, illiberal, inflexible, intolerant, narrow-minded, partisan, pigheaded, rigid
Synonyms of close-minded
- doctrinaire
- dogmatic
- hidebound
- illiberal
- inflexible
- intolerant
- narrow-minded
- partisan
- pigheaded
- rigid
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Antonyms
Forms of close-minded
| comparative | more close-minded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most close-minded |
| alternative form | closed-minded |
Words formed from close-minded
Questions about close-minded
- What does close-minded mean?
- Close-minded means unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
- What part of speech is close-minded?
- Close-minded is an adjective.
Words near close-minded in the dictionary
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