close-mindedness
Refusal considering alternatives
Close-mindedness is unwillingness to consider new ideas, perspectives, or evidence that challenges existing beliefs.
It suggests a mental rigidity—someone who has made up their mind and refuses to revisit conclusions: His close-mindedness on the issue made discussion pointless.
The trait often carries connotations of intellectual stubbornness or defensiveness.
Intolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
racism · sexism · homophobia · ageism · ableism · stereotype · chauvinism · sectarianism
Excessive local focus
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
- narrownessConfined width quality
- myopiaBlurry distance vision
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
tunnel vision · blinkered · sheltered · unworldly · localism · isolationism · cloistered · inward-looking
Unyielding adherence to position
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
pigheadedness · willfulness · mulishness · obduracy · bullheadedness · pertinacity · immovability · entrenchment
Attitude of casual disregard
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
- imperviousnessState of being impenetrable
- unresponsivenessLack of reaction
deaf ears · stonewalling · blocking · shutting out · tuning out · willful ignorance · incuriosity · apathy
bigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
xenophobia · racism · sexism · homophobia · ageism · ableism · stereotype · chauvinism · sectarianism · ethnocentrism
parochialism
Excessive local focus
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
- narrownessConfined width quality
- myopiaBlurry distance vision
shortsightedness · tunnel vision · blinkered · sheltered · unworldly · localism · isolationism · cloistered · inward-looking · navel-gazing
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
dogmatism · pigheadedness · willfulness · mulishness · obduracy · bullheadedness · pertinacity · immovability · entrenchment · fixedness
dismissiveness
Attitude of casual disregard
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
- imperviousnessState of being impenetrable
unresponsiveness · deaf ears · stonewalling · blocking · shutting out · tuning out · willful ignorance · incuriosity · apathy · indifference
- bad attitudesnegativity, cynicism, pessimism, hostility, contempt
- turn-offsick, red flag, red flags, dealbreaker, dealbreakers
- closed-mindednessinflexibility, rigidity, rigid thinking, dogmatism, stubbornness
- narrow-mindednessnarrowness, small-minded, bigotry, intolerance, prejudice
- mental blocksmental block, self-doubt, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-criticism
- mental flawsstupidity, ignorance, foolishness, dullness, obtuseness
close-mindednessopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
openness · receptivity · receptiveness · open mind · broad-mindedness
close-mindednesscuriosity
Desire to learn
intellectual curiosity · intellectual humility · inquisitiveness · truth-seeking · epistemic humility
close-mindednessbroadmindedness
Receptivity to differing viewpoints
broad-mindedness · tolerance · liberality · cosmopolitanism · fair-mindedness
close, mind, mindful, disclose, mindless, closure, mindset, enclosure, disclosure