narrow-minded
adj/ˈnæ.ɹəʊˌmaɪn.dɪd/ · /ˌnæ.ɹəʊˈmaɪn.dɪd/
Etymology From narrow + minded.
1
Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
- Even Mr. Wilson's speech, excellent as it was, could only condemn the Government's narrow-minded approach for the reasons we have outlined, [...].1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 362:
2
Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
- What GCN has done for prisoners is an act of love, all the more precious because it's done despite the many voices of the narrow-minded who refuse to admit that our humanity remains, even past the prison gates.1987 December 27, Vernon Maulsby, “Our Humanity Remains”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 4:
- Synonyms
- bigoted, closed-minded, close-minded, hidebound, illiberal, insular, intolerant, myopic, parochial, prejudiced, provincial, short-sighted, strait-laced, thin-minded
- Antonyms
- broad-minded
- Derived terms
- narrow-mindedly, narrow-mindedness