'Narrow-minded' definitions:
Definition of 'narrow-minded'
(from WordNet)
adjective
adjective
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: narrow-minded, narrow] [ant: broad-minded]
adjective
Rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
Definition of 'Narrow-minded'
From: GCIDE
- Narrow-minded \Nar"row-mind`ed\, a. Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded, liberal. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {dogmatic, dogmatical}; little, petty, small, small-minded]
- Syn: narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite of unshockable. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: shockable. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- {Nar"row-mind`ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'narrow-minded'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- biased,
- bigoted,
- conservative,
- conventional,
- fundamentalist,
- hidebound,
- illiberal,
- intolerant,
- mean-minded,
- mean-spirited,
- narrow,
- narrow-spirited,
- old-fashioned,
- old-fogyish,
- one-sided,
- opinionated,
- parochial,
- pettifogging,
- petty,
- prejudiced,
- puritanical,
- reactionary,
- small-minded,
- square,
- stiff-necked,
- strait-laced,
- stuffy,
- unprogressive