narrow-minded
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
capable of being shocked
Related & opposite
- broad-minded antonym
Sense 2 adjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
a brilliant but narrow-minded judge
Related & opposite
- narrow also see
- broad-minded antonym
- narrow-mindedness derivation
- close-minded similar to
- dogmatic similar to
- illiberal similar to
- opinionated similar to
- small-minded similar to
Sense 3 adjective
rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
Related & opposite
- narrow-mindedness derivation
- sectarian similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | broad-minded |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | broad-minded |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow-mindedness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | close-minded |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dogmatic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | illiberal |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | opinionated |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | small-minded |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow-mindedness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sectarian |