narrow-minded

[nar-oh-mahyn-did]

adjective

1. having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.

   Synonyms: self-righteous, illiberal, intolerant, partial, biased, bigoted
   Antonyms: tolerant

2. not receptive to new ideas; having a closed mind.

narrow-minded

adjective

1. having a biased or illiberal viewpoint; bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

Other Word Forms

• narrow-mindedly adverb
• narrow-mindedness noun
• unnarrow-minded adjective
• unnarrow-mindedly adverb
• unnarrow-mindedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of narrow-minded¹

First recorded in 1615–25

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