small-minded
adjective /ˌsmɔːlˈmaɪn.dɪd/
/ˌsmɑːl-/ disapprovingDefinition
› having fixed opinions and refusing to consider new or different ideas: He has some very small-minded opinions about foreigners.Narrow-minded small-mindedness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of small-minded adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be set in your ways idiom
- be wearing blinkers idiom
- blinkered adjective
- hidebound adjective
- illiberal adjective
- insular adjective
- intolerance noun
- intolerant adjective
- myopic adjective
- narrow-minded adjective
- parochial adjective (LIMITED)
- petty adjective
- prim adjective
- prude noun
- short-sighted adjective (THOUGHT)
- strait-laced adjective
- unreconstructed adjective
- unthinking adjective
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