closed-minded
9
5.2
- adjective
- /kloʊzdˈmaɪndɪd/
:
cerrado de mente
- Honestly, Henry, you're so closed-minded these days.
- closed-minded thinking
- closed-minded people
- so closed-minded
You probably might say some really, you know, ignorant, close minded stuff and I get it.
- You probably might say some really, you know, ignorant, close minded stuff and I get it.
- You're aware, you know where the old guys are kind of close minded to your world.
- My mom cried to my aunt and tried to get her to change our minds and my sister straight up told us we were selfish and close minded.
- I just want to remain open minded because being close minded at any point in my life is not conducive with progress and growth.
- But in general, I was simply too close minded about assuming I knew what everyone wanted in terms of the outcome and the goal.
- I was like, maybe I'm the one who needs to like, not be so close minded and like judgmental and.
- I can only say it when I'm when I'm quoting a self-righteous, close minded shithead or singing along with Kanye.
Examples
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If you remain closed-minded, you'll miss out on valuable insights from others.
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And if you weren't so closed-minded, maybe you could learn a little something.
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I could not imagine a more closed-minded statement.
Academic text (2002) -
I do understand where you are coming from because there are closed-minded folk everywhere!
Blog text (9) -
"You're too young to be so closed-minded," he told her.
Fiction book (1994) -
Simon, don't be so closed-minded.
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The point I took away was not a belief in ID, but how closed-minded the Darwinists are.
Blog text (26) -
I just want to remain open minded because being close minded at any point in my life is not conducive with progress and growth.
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I mean, just because I don't speak Chinese doesn't mean that I am closed-minded or provincial.
Academic text (2005) -
The distress is usually very real, so rejecting it outright just marks you as closed-minded and unsympathetic.
Blog text (18)
Synonyms
64
4.6
Not willing to accept people who have different opinions or beliefs
30
5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
25
5.1
Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own
17
6.5
Not willing to accept new ideas and quick to judge others
16
7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
14
8.1
Not open to new ideas and people from outside a small community
11
5.5
Not willing to think about new ideas or other people's views
8
8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
6
6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
5
6.3
Not willing to accept new ideas or change
3
8.1
Not willing to consider other ideas or views
3
9.9
Not willing to accept new ideas because of old traditions
2
8.2
Not willing to accept other people's opinions or beliefs
2
9.5
Still holding old beliefs and unwilling to change
1
6.3
Not willing to listen to or accept new ideas
1
8.0
Not willing to accept different ideas or change
Not willing to accept new ideas or opinions
Accepting only one group or idea and not allowing other views
Antonyms
How Open-Minded
80
3.7
52
4.1
72
3.2
9
5.2
25
5.1
18
7.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Closed-minded comes from closed ('shut') and mind ('thinking'). Imagine the door to someone's mind is shut, so closed-minded describes a person who will not accept new ideas.