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closeminded

closeminded is the alternative spelling of close-minded.

Meaning of close-minded

Adjective

close-minded (comparative more close-minded, superlative most close-minded)

  1. Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

Forms of closeminded

comparativemore closeminded
superlativemost closeminded

Words formed from closeminded

Questions about closeminded

What is closeminded the alternative spelling of?
Closeminded is the alternative spelling of close-minded.

Words near closeminded in the dictionary

  1. closelier
  2. closeliest
  3. closelipped
  4. closely
  5. closely held
  6. closeminded
  7. closemindedly
  8. closemindedness
  9. closemouth
  10. closemouthed
  11. closemouths

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