indoctrinated
Taught to believe
Indoctrinated describes someone who has been taught to accept a set of beliefs uncritically, often through prolonged and systematic instruction.
The word carries negative connotations, suggesting that the beliefs were imposed rather than arrived at through independent thought.
He was indoctrinated from childhood to distrust outsiders.
Political movements, cults, and rigid educational systems are commonly accused of indoctrinating their members.
Someone indoctrinated may resist questioning the doctrines they've absorbed.
Set with instructions
- trainedTaught a skill
- inculcatedImplanted by persistent teaching
- instilledGradually imparted values
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
shaped · molded · groomed · socialized · acculturated · habituated · influenced · reeducated
Biased information for influence
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- coercedPressured into compliance
- radicalizedMade politically extreme
- deceivedMisled into false belief
misled · programmed · unquestioning · fanaticism · zealotry · totalitarian · authoritarian · subjugated
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- creedStatement of belief
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
fundamentalism · sectarianism · zealotry · evangelism · proselytism · fervor · conviction · fanaticism
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- uniformityState of being identical
- submissionYielding to another's will
acquiescence · docility · adherence · regimentation · homogeneity · collectivism · unquestioning · lockstep
Guidance for action
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- schoolingFormal education received
training · mentorship · discipleship · tutoring · lecturing · drilling · rote learning · memorization
programmed
Set with instructions
- trainedTaught a skill
- inculcatedImplanted by persistent teaching
- instilledGradually imparted values
ingrained · shaped · molded · groomed · socialized · acculturated · habituated · influenced · reeducated · drilled
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- coercedPressured into compliance
- radicalizedMade politically extreme
deceived · misled · programmed · unquestioning · fanaticism · zealotry · totalitarian · authoritarian · subjugated · gullible
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
orthodoxy · fundamentalism · sectarianism · zealotry · evangelism · proselytism · fervor · conviction · fanaticism · extremism
groupthink
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- uniformityState of being identical
submission · acquiescence · docility · adherence · regimentation · homogeneity · collectivism · unquestioning · lockstep · orthodoxy
instruction
Guidance for action
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
schooling · training · mentorship · discipleship · tutoring · lecturing · drilling · rote learning · memorization · recitation
- conditionedtrained, habituated, programmed, adapted, shaped
indoctrinatedself-taught
Educated without instructors
autodidactic · self-educated · free-thinking · enlightened · educated
indoctrinatedunindoctrinated
Not ideologically conditioned
deprogrammed · deradicalized · disillusioned · disabused · unconverted
indoctrinatedopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
freethinking · deprogrammed · skeptical · questioning · critical
- political indoctrinationImposed ideological belief training
- cult indoctrinationCoercive belief implantation
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