Synonyms for narrowmindedness
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : nar-oh-mahyn-did |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnær oʊˈmaɪn dɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for narrowmindedness Other synonyms for the word narrowmindedness
- ageism
- antipathy
- apartheid
- aversion
- bad opinion
- bent
- blind side
- blinders
- constricted vision
- contemptuousness
- detriment
- disgust
- dislike
- displeasure
- disposition
- disrelish
- dogmatism
- fixation
- flash
- foregone conclusion
- head-set
- illiberality
- intolerance
- jaundiced eye
- Jim Crowism
- leaning
- mind trip
- mind-set
- mindset
- misjudgment
- monomania
- myopia
- narrow outlook
- narrow-mindedness
- narrowmindedness
- obsession
- one-sidedness
- one-track mind
- partiality
- partisanship
- penchant
- pique
- preconceived notion
- preconception
- predilection
- predisposition
- preference
- prejudgment
- prejudice
- prepossess
- prepossession
- proclivity
- proneness
- propensity
- provincialism
- racialism
- racism
- repugnance
- revulsion
- sectarianism
- sexism
- shortsightedness
- slant
- spin
- spleen
- standpoint
- tendency
- tendentiousness
- tilt
- turn
- twist
- umbrage
- unfairness
- viewpoint
- warp
- xenophobia
Définition of narrowmindedness
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 bias : noun belief in one way; partiality
- As in bigotry : noun intolerance, prejudice
- As in intolerance : noun lack of willingness to tolerate
- As in tunnel vision : noun blind spot
- As in one-sidedness : noun bias
- As in partisanship : noun bias
- As in prepossession : noun bias
- As in tendentiousness : noun bias
- As in jaundice : verb bias
- Narrowmindedness in living and in dealing is generally short-sighted, and leads to failure.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
Antonyms for narrowmindedness
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