nondoctrinaire
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈdɒktrɪnɛr/
- Her nondoctrinaire approach to education encourages creativity.
Examples
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A nondoctrinaire leader can adapt to changing circumstances and ideas.
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Her nondoctrinaire attitude made her popular among colleagues from different backgrounds.
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The committee valued his nondoctrinaire perspective when discussing new policies.
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He is known for his nondoctrinaire style of leadership.
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The committee valued his nondoctrinaire perspective when discussing new policies.
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Her nondoctrinaire attitude made her popular among colleagues from different backgrounds.
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A nondoctrinaire leader can adapt to changing circumstances and ideas.
Synonyms
Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views
Including many different kinds of things and open to many ideas
Not following the usual customs or rules of society
Not based on any particular political or religious beliefs
Open to different beliefs and ideas
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
Open to new ideas and not following strict beliefs
Not following a group's official beliefs
Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds
Being open to different religious opinions and practices
Combining different beliefs or practices
Antonyms
- Formal
A person who sticks to fixed ideas and refuses to change them even if they do not work
How Doctrinaire
Surface Forms
Morphology
nondoctrinaire = doctrinaire (transparent) = non + doctrinaire
The prefix 'non-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'doctrinaire', so the meaning is directly 'not doctrinaire'.
Etymology
The word nondoctrinaire combines non- ('not') with doctrine ('a fixed teaching or belief'). So a nondoctrinaire person is 'not' tied to fixed ideas and is open and flexible in thinking.