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nondogmatic

nondogmatic

7.5
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/
translation icon : nondogmático
  • His approach to teaching is very nondogmatic, encouraging students to explore various perspectives.

Examples

  • It should therefore be flexible and nondogmatic, as well as culturally and historically sensitive.

    Academic text (1992)
  • At stake in the controversy is the very notion of a liberal education as anti-doctrinaire or nondogmatic.

    Academic text (1997)
  • When persecution relaxed, they organized gatherings for nondogmatic religious discussion among laymen without membership restrictions, meeting in another village close to Leiden, Rijnsburg.

    Academic text (2010)
  • A nondogmatic interpretation of the policy allows for flexibility in how it can be applied in different contexts.

  • The committee aimed to establish nondogmatic guidelines that would benefit all members without imposing strict rules.

Synonyms

open-minded
vsnondogmatic
80 3.7

Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views

is about avoiding fixed beliefs rather than showing eager receptiveness
tolerant
vsnondogmatic
72 3.2

Accepting of people and ideas that are different

is openness in belief rather than passive allowance and patience
broad
vsnondogmatic
65 3.6

Willing to accept different ideas and people

is specifically about avoiding rigid beliefs rather than general breadth of view
receptive
vsnondogmatic
52 4.1

Willing to listen to and accept new ideas

is about not being fixed in beliefs rather than simply listening
broad-minded
vsnondogmatic
4 3.5

Open to different opinions and ways of life

is about not being fixed in belief, not only showing respect or tolerance
hospitable
vsnondogmatic
2 4.1

Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way

is openness without the particular friendly, welcoming social tone
nondoctrinaire
vsnondogmatic
8.2

Open to new ideas and willing to change views

is willing to consider different ideas generally rather than focusing on doctrines
undogmatic
vsnondogmatic
7.8

Open to different beliefs and ideas

is general openness to ideas, not limited to religious or ideological matters
undogmatical
vsnondogmatic
8.7

Open to new ideas and not following strict beliefs

is willingness to consider ideas rather than active resistance to authority
antidogmatic
vsnondogmatic
7.9

Not accepting fixed beliefs that people do not question

is simply open to alternatives rather than actively opposing set beliefs
acceptive
vsnondogmatic
8.4

Ready to try new ideas and adapt to change

is about flexibility in beliefs rather than simple readiness to accept anything
unbigoted
vsnondogmatic
6.9

Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds

is about flexible beliefs generally, not only about avoiding prejudice
latitudinarian
vsnondogmatic
9.9

Being open to different religious opinions and practices

is a general willingness to consider ideas, not active rejection of authority

Antonyms

18 7.9

State opinions as certainly correct and ignore other views

How Dogmatic

dogmatic
18 7.9
rigid
70 4.2
nondogmatic
7.5
receptive
52 4.1

Surface Forms

nondogmatic positive

Morphology

nondogmatic = dogmatic (transparent) = non + dogmatic

The word is formed by adding the productive negation prefix 'non-' to the adjective 'dogmatic', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not dogmatic'.

Etymology

The word nondogmatic is made of non- meaning 'not' and dogmatic from dogma meaning 'a fixed belief'. So a nondogmatic person does not stick to one fixed idea and is willing to hear different views.