close-minded

Examples

• All

• Science is not close-minded; it just builds confidence based on the weight of evidence.

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• Samuel99 - Clearly you are completely close-minded to any information that we present.

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• I do not intend to sound close-minded or judgmental.

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• And I pity anyone who is too close-minded to discover these things for themselves, simply because they're video games.

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• You, sir, are either close-minded and ignorant, or an internet troll.

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• To judge what one culture does, or what a group prefers, is close-minded and ethnocentric, as well as rude.

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• While I'm opinionated, I'm not close-minded, and I welcome your constructive comments on my blog.

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• Meanness, by contrast, suggested a strict, close-minded disposition that could become unkind or even cruel.

  Academic text (2008)

• Being so close-minded about different cultures can prevent meaningful conversations.

• Her close-minded attitude towards alternative viewpoints often frustrates her friends.

Synonyms

C

closed

vsclose-minded

60 4.1

Not willing to accept new ideas or opinions

adds the sense of a fixed, narrow way of thinking

N

narrow-minded

vsclose-minded

25 5.1

Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own

focuses more on a rigid, narrow attitude rather than general dislike

S

small-minded

vsclose-minded

• Offensive

18 6.5

Not willing to accept new ideas and quick to judge others

is similar but highlights rigid intolerance rather than pettiness

C

closed-minded

vsclose-minded

16 5.2

Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions

is more about a rigid, narrow outlook than simple refusal

I

insular

vsclose-minded

13 8.1

Not open to new ideas and people from outside a small community

is narrower, stressing rigid rejection rather than general distance

B

blinkered

vsclose-minded

3 8.1

Not willing to consider other ideas or views

stresses a deliberately narrow and rigid way of thinking

I

illiberal

vsclose-minded

1 8.2

Not willing to accept other people's opinions or beliefs

adds a stronger sense of rigid, narrow political or moral stance

U

unreceptive

vsclose-minded

1 6.3

Not willing to listen to or accept new ideas

emphasizes a rigid, narrow outlook rather than mere inattention

U

unsympathetic

vsclose-minded

1 6.3

Not willing to accept new ideas or change

is primarily about a rigid, narrow outlook rather than lack of empathy

P

pinheaded

vsclose-minded

• Offensive

1 8.0

Not willing to accept different ideas or change

focuses more on a rigid, stubborn attitude than insult or name

E

exclusivistic

vsclose-minded

1 9.8

Accepting only one group or idea and not allowing other views

is broader, focusing on a narrow personal outlook not group claims

Antonyms

O

open-minded

172 3.7

Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views

R

receptive

50 4.1

Willing to listen to and accept new ideas

How Open-Minded

open-minded

172 3.7

receptive

50 4.1

close-minded

24 5.5

dogmatic

17 7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology