narrow-mindedness
Refusal considering alternatives
Narrow-mindedness is the quality of being unwilling to consider ideas, opinions, or ways of life different from one's own.
It suggests a closed or limited perspective—someone who refuses to entertain unfamiliar viewpoints or examine their assumptions: His narrow-mindedness made conversation impossible.
The term is always pejorative.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
homophobia · xenophobia · intolerance · chauvinism · ethnocentrism · sectarianism · antisemitism · ableism
Lacking necessary knowledge
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- obliviousLacking any awareness
incurious · uninquisitive · unworldly · sheltered · unsophisticated · blinkered · unaware · simple-minded
Unable to bend
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- rigidUnable to bend
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
pigheaded · bullheaded · mulish · opinionated · dogmatic · unbending · uncompromising · headstrong
Regional or narrow-minded
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- small-townLimited local outlook
- cloisteredSheltered from outside contact
- isolatedSeparated from others
sequestered · localist · tribalist · inward-looking · closed-off · unworldly · sheltered · clannish
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
sexism · homophobia · xenophobia · intolerance · chauvinism · ethnocentrism · sectarianism · antisemitism · ableism · ageism
uninformed
Lacking necessary knowledge
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
oblivious · incurious · uninquisitive · unworldly · sheltered · unsophisticated · blinkered · unaware · simple-minded · inexperienced
inflexible
Unable to bend
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- rigidUnable to bend
intransigent · pigheaded · bullheaded · mulish · opinionated · dogmatic · unbending · uncompromising · headstrong · close-minded
provincial
Regional or narrow-minded
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- small-townLimited local outlook
- cloisteredSheltered from outside contact
isolated · sequestered · localist · tribalist · inward-looking · closed-off · unworldly · sheltered · clannish · exclusive
- ___-mindedness words
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- closed-mindednessinflexibility, rigidity, rigid thinking, dogmatism, stubbornness
- narrow-mindednessclose-minded, small-minded, bigotry, intolerance, prejudice
- mental flawsstupidity, ignorance, foolishness, dullness, obtuseness
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
narrow-mindednessbroad-mindedness
Openness to differing views
open-mindedness · intellectual curiosity · mental flexibility · receptivity · cognitive flexibility
narrow-mindednesstolerance
Willingness to accept difference
liberalism · broad-mindedness · acceptance · permissiveness · inclusiveness
narrow-mindednesscosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
worldliness · broad-mindedness · sophistication · cultural literacy · worldly wisdom
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