ADJECTIVE | all | narrow-minded, shockable | capable of being shocked |
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all | narrow-minded, narrow | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view | |
all | narrow-minded | rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines |
Meaning | capable of being shocked. | |
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Synonym | shockable | |
Opposite | unshockable, broad-minded | Incapable of being shocked |
Meaning | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view. | |
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Example | "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge" | |
Synonym | narrow | |
Narrower | close-minded, closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas |
dogmatic, dogmatical | Characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles | |
illiberal, intolerant | narrow-minded about cherished opinions | |
opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated | obstinate in your opinions | |
petty, small-minded | contemptibly narrow in outlook | |
See also | narrow | not wide |
Opposite | broad-minded | Inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own |
Spanish | estrecho de miras, intolerante | |
Catalan | intolerant | |
Nouns | narrow-mindedness | an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior |
Adverbs | narrow-mindedly | in a narrow-minded manner |
Meaning | rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines. | |
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Broader | sectarian | belonging to or characteristic of a sect |
Nouns | narrow-mindedness | an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior |
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