insular
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈɪnsələr/
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cerrado
- Some of the most dangerous utopian visions emerge from dogmatic, insular ideologies and exceptionally strong, reified senses of group identity.
- insular minority
- insular society
- become more insular
Yeah, that's how I kind of, I'm very insular, like really insular.
- Yeah, that's how I kind of, I'm very insular, like really insular.
- I would say that that fear is something that comes from your insular moral community itself.
- And also this idea of creating a kind of insular group.
- I find it does feel like a very insular navel gazing, comedy media class thing.
- I mean, I think that's The thing is they've become so insular.
- You really have to be an insular person to enjoy your dreams, Doug.
- That is, you know that insular cultures have caused wars and a lot of things.
- And I think at the beginning of the formation of the working group, we were quite insular.
- So I just want you to, I don't want to come off like I'm cold or I'm like shy, but I'm just, I'm a little insular and I'm just having an odd day.
- Well, you, you, you strike me as somebody who is kind of an insular, you know, perhaps somewhat introverted person, contemplative.
Examples
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The debate in the United States became so insular that Americans essentially reversed roles with their neighbors.
Academic text (2008) -
But the culture of science is also intellectually insular in the extreme.
Academic text (2003) -
And it was a more insular Britain, with strong regional identities.
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Americans are particularly insular because we have a big enough country to be self-contained.
Academic text (1996) -
Our street and neighborhood felt safe, insular, and secure, to a child an ethnic stronghold.
Fiction book (1999) -
Like a private school, small towns can be very insular, gossipy, and closed to outsiders.
Blog text (19) -
Warm and courteous, Carolinians were at the same time insular; provincial in the extreme.
Fiction book (1993) -
China's research institutes are increasingly insular, too, especially since market reforms have forced them to commercialize their operations.
Academic text (2004) -
Growing up in an insular community, she was unaware of cultures different from her own.
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His insular mindset made it difficult for him to accept new ideas and perspectives.
Synonyms
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5.1
Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own
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8.1
A narrow view that cares only about local matters
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5.5
Not willing to think about new ideas or other people's views
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5.2
Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions
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6.3
Not willing to accept new ideas or change
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8.1
Not willing to consider other ideas or views
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6.3
Not willing to listen to or accept new ideas
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6.6
Not interested in learning new things
Accepting only one group or idea and not allowing other views
Not curious about learning or asking questions
Not willing to try new ideas, places, or experiences
Antonyms
How Insular
Surface Forms
Etymology
Insular comes from the Latin word insula, which means 'island'. Imagine people living on an island, cut off from others and new ideas, so insular means 'not open to new ideas'.