Antonyms for narrow-mindedness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nar-oh-mahyn-did |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnær oʊˈmaɪn dɪd |
Definition of narrow-mindedness
Origin :- also narrow minded, 1620s, from narrow (adj.) + minded. Related: Narrow-mindedness. Middle English had narrow-hearted "mean, ungenerous, ignoble" (c.1200).
- As in prejudice : noun belief without basis, information; intolerance
- As in bigotry : noun intolerance, prejudice
- As in intolerance : noun lack of willingness to tolerate
- They are narrow-minded, but their narrow-mindedness is relieved by intensity of purpose.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- There are, of course, also exhibitions of narrow-mindedness.
- Extract from : « The Better Germany in War Time » by Harold Picton
- There are some minds terribly scared by the bugbear of "narrow-mindedness."
- Extract from : « Elijah the Tishbite » by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
- And you approved of this narrow-mindedness of the ultramontane?
- Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
- "Of the narrow-mindedness of the world," she answered boldly.
- Extract from : « Miles Tremenhere, Vol 1 of 2 » by Annette Marie Maillard
- He despised anything that savored of narrow-mindedness or bigotry.
- Extract from : « The Life of John Taylor » by B. H. Roberts
- It presents the very quintessence of partisanship and of narrow-mindedness.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Epistle of James » by A. T. Robertson
- It will be called bigotry, narrow-mindedness, intolerance, and the like.
- Extract from : « The Assembly of God » by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
- It shall make an end of bigotry and narrow-mindedness for ever.
- Extract from : « Practical Religion » by John Charles Ryle
- And he (the Parson) has no absurd prejudices—no narrow-mindedness.
- Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., September 20, 1890 » by Various
Synonyms for narrow-mindedness
- ageism
- animosity
- antipathy
- apartheid
- aversion
- bad opinion
- bias
- bigotry
- chauvinism
- contemptuousness
- detriment
- discrimination
- disgust
- dislike
- displeasure
- disrelish
- dogmatism
- enmity
- fanaticism
- foregone conclusion
- illiberality
- injustice
- jaundiced eye
- Jim Crowism
- mindset
- misjudgment
- narrow-mindedness
- one-sidedness
- partiality
- pique
- preconceived notion
- preconception
- prejudgment
- prejudice
- prepossession
- provincialism
- racialism
- racism
- repugnance
- revulsion
- sectarianism
- sexism
- slant
- spleen
- tilt
- twist
- umbrage
- unfairness
- warp
- xenophobia
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