closeminded
Deaf to alternatives
Closeminded describes someone unwilling to consider new ideas or different perspectives.
A closeminded person has settled opinions and resists evidence that might challenge them: He's too closeminded to even hear the other side.
The word carries implicit criticism—nobody calls themselves closeminded.
Also spelled close-minded or closed-minded.
Stubbornly intolerant of others
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- xenophobicFearing or hating outsiders
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
judgmental · illiberal · sectarian · chauvinistic · racist · sexist · homophobic · parochial
Asserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- setArrange in position
fixed · adamant · ossified · hidebound · entrenched · immovable · stuck · hardened
Firmly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
opinionated · intransigent · willful · uncompromising · unpersuadable · deaf · resistant · impenetrable
bigoted
Stubbornly intolerant of others
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- xenophobicFearing or hating outsiders
biased · judgmental · illiberal · sectarian · chauvinistic · racist · sexist · homophobic · parochial · insular
dogmatic
Asserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
set · fixed · adamant · ossified · hidebound · entrenched · immovable · stuck · hardened · fossilized
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
headstrong · opinionated · intransigent · willful · uncompromising · unpersuadable · deaf · resistant · impenetrable · dismissive
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Receptive to differing views
open-minded · receptive · broad-minded · tolerant · accepting
closemindedcurious
Eager to learn
inquisitive · questioning · exploratory · teachable · willing to listen
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Receptive to differing views
open-minded · receptive · broad-minded · flexible · adaptable
close, closed, closely, closeness, closer, closest, closing, closure, enclose