close-minded

adjective

Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

Similar
doctrinairedogmatichideboundilliberalinflexibleintolerantnarrow-mindedpartisan
Opposite
open-minded
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Meanings

adjectiveclose-minded (comparative more close-minded, superlative most close-minded)

comparative more close-minded · superlative most close-minded · alternative closed-minded

  1. Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

    Synonyms: doctrinaire, dogmatic, hidebound, illiberal, inflexible, intolerant, narrow-minded, partisan

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUnreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

Similar
doctrinairedogmatichideboundilliberalinflexibleintolerantnarrow-mindedpartisanpigheadedrigidstubbornunpersuadable
Opposite
open-minded

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot ready to receive to new ideas

Similar
closed-mindednarrow-mindednarrow
Also see
bigotednarrownarrow-minded

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“close-minded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-minded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close-minded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-minded.

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