nondogmatic
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/
- His approach to teaching is very nondogmatic, encouraging students to explore various perspectives.
Examples
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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.
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The committee aimed to establish nondogmatic guidelines that would benefit all members without imposing strict rules.
Synonyms
Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views
Accepting of people and ideas that are different
Willing to accept different ideas and people
Willing to listen to and accept new ideas
Open to different opinions and ways of life
Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way
Open to new ideas and willing to change views
Open to different beliefs and ideas
Open to new ideas and not following strict beliefs
Not accepting fixed beliefs that people do not question
Ready to try new ideas and adapt to change
Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds
Being open to different religious opinions and practices
Antonyms
How Dogmatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.