narrow-minded

English

Alternative forms

• narrowminded

Etymology

From narrow + minded.

Adjective

narrow-minded (comparative more narrow-minded, superlative most narrow-minded)

1. having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas
2. intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced

Synonyms

bigoted close-minded closed-minded conservative

hidebound illiberal insular intolerant

myopic parochial prejudiced provincial

short-sighted strait-laced

Antonyms

• broad-minded

Translations

having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas

Czech: úzkoprsý (cs) m. Dutch: bekrompen (nl) German: engstirnig (de) Hebrew: צר אופק (he) (tzar ofek) m. Italian: ristretto (it) m.

Norwegian: bornert (no), innskrenket (no), trangsynt (no) Russian: ограниченный (ru) (ograníčennyj), недалёкий (ru) (nedaljókij), твердолобый (ru) (tverdolóbyj), узколобый (ru) (uzkolóbyj) Scottish Gaelic: cumhang (gd) Welsh: culni (cy) m.

intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced

German: engstirnig (de) Norwegian: bornert (no), innskrenket (no), trangsynt (no) Russian: с предрассудками (ru) (s predrassúdkami), предвзятый (ru) (predvzjátyj), узколобый (ru) (uzkolóbyj)

Scottish Gaelic: cumhang (gd)

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French: borné m., bornée f. Hebrew: ראש קטן (rosh kɑtɑn, small headed)