narrow-minded

  • 101small-minded — [smôlmīn΄did] adj. blindly selfish, prejudiced, vindictive, etc.; petty; mean; narrow small mindedly adv. small mindedness n …

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  • 102small-minded — adjective having a narrow outlook; petty. Derivatives small mindedly adverb small mindedness noun …

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  • 103small-minded — /smɔl ˈmaɪndəd/ (say smawl muynduhd) adjective selfish or narrow in attitude. –small mindedness, noun …

  • 104dogmatic dogmatical — Narrow minded Nar row mind ed, a. Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of {broad minded}, {open minded}, {liberal}. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {dogmatic, dogmatical}; {little, petty,… …

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  • 105nar|row-gauge — narrow gauge, a distance between the rails of a railroad less than the standard width of 56½ inches. nar|row gauge «NAR oh GAYJ», adjective. 1. having railroad tracks less than 56½ inches apart; less than standard gauge. 2. = narrow minded. (Cf.… …

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  • 106illiberal — adj Illiberal, narrow minded, narrow, intolerant, bigoted, hidebound mean so lacking in breadth of mind or experience as to be unwilling or unable to understand the point of view of others. Illiberal implies a lack of freedom of spirit, mind, or… …

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  • 107mean — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, Lenten, Mickey Mouse, OK, Spartan, abject, abominable, absolutely, abstemious, abstruse, abysmal, ace high, add up to, affect, agency, agent, ailing, aim, aim at, allegorize, allude to, amidships, apparatus …

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  • 108petty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trivial, unimportant, small, mean, trifling; contemptible, spiteful. See unimportance. Ant., serious, major, important. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Trivial] Syn. small, insignificant, frivolous; see… …

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  • 109insular — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. isolated; islanded, insulated; aloof; narrow[ minded], limited, illiberal; isolationist. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Isolated] Syn. detached, alone, separate; see isolated , separated …

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  • 110small-mindedly — adverb in a narrow minded manner narrow mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out • Syn: ↑narrow mindedly • Ant: ↑broad mindedly (for: ↑narrow mindedly) • …

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