closedminded

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A form of close-minded — Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

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Meanings

adjectiveclosedminded (comparative more closedminded, superlative most closedminded)

comparative more closedminded · superlative most closedminded

  1. alternativeAlternative form of close-minded.

    Paul (1990), as a basic part of his program for critical thinking, contrasts fairminded critical thinkers with both uncritical thinkers and closedminded critical thinkers.

    1999, Douglas Walton, One-Sided Arguments: A Dialectical Analysis of Bias, →ISBN, page 71

Origin

From closed + minded.

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APA

closedminded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/closedminded

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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