narrow-minded
/ˈnæ.ɹəʊˌmaɪn.dɪd/
narrow-minded adjective: having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
Adjective
narrow-minded (comparative more narrow-minded, superlative most narrow-minded)
- Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
- Even Mr. Wilson's speech, excellent as it was, could only condemn the Government's narrow-minded approach for the reasons we have outlined, [...].1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 362
- Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
- What GCN has done for prisoners is an act of love, all the more precious because it's done despite the many voices of the narrow-minded who refuse to admit that our humanity remains, even past the prison gates.1987 December 27, Vernon Maulsby, “Our Humanity Remains”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 4
narrow-minded meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog
narrow-minded in Tamil
- குறுகிய நோக்கம் வாய்ந்த
narrow-minded in Malayalam
- സങ്കുചിത മനസ്സുളള, ഇടുങ്ങിയ മനഃസ്ഥിതിയുളള, സ്വാർത്ഥയുളള
narrow-minded in Tagalog
- having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas
- alimbuyugin, may-isip-ipit
Synonyms of narrow-minded
- bigoted
- blinkered
- closed-minded
- close-minded
- hidebound
- illiberal
- insular
- intolerant
- myopic
- parochial
5 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- prejudiced
- provincial
- short-sighted
- strait-laced
- thin-minded
Antonyms
Forms of narrow-minded
| comparative | more narrow-minded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most narrow-minded |
| alternative form | narrowminded |
| alternative form | narrow minded |
Origin of narrow-minded
From narrow + minded.
Words formed from narrow-minded
Questions about narrow-minded
- What does narrow-minded mean?
- Narrow-minded means having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
- What is narrow-minded in Tamil?
- Narrow-minded in Tamil is குறுகிய நோக்கம் வாய்ந்த. See Narrow-minded meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is narrow-minded?
- Narrow-minded is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce narrow-minded?
- Narrow-minded is pronounced /ˈnæ.ɹəʊˌmaɪn.dɪd/.
Words near narrow-minded in the dictionary
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