narrow-mindedness

as inprejudice
as inbigotry
as inintolerance

Synonyms for narrow-mindedness

noun belief without basis, information; intolerance

Antonyms for narrow-mindedness

intolerance

noun. lack of willingness to tolerate

Word Origin & History

also narrow minded, 1620s, from narrow (adj.) + minded. Related: Narrow-mindedness. Middle English had narrow-hearted "mean, ungenerous, ignoble" (c.1200).

Example Sentences fornarrow-mindedness

They are narrow-minded, but their narrow-mindedness is relieved by intensity of purpose.

There are, of course, also exhibitions of narrow-mindedness.

There are some minds terribly scared by the bugbear of "narrow-mindedness."

And you approved of this narrow-mindedness of the ultramontane?

"Of the narrow-mindedness of the world," she answered boldly.

He despised anything that savored of narrow-mindedness or bigotry.

It presents the very quintessence of partisanship and of narrow-mindedness.

It will be called bigotry, narrow-mindedness, intolerance, and the like.

It shall make an end of bigotry and narrow-mindedness for ever.

And he (the Parson) has no absurd prejudices—no narrow-mindedness.

narrow-mindedness

Synonyms for narrow-mindedness

Antonyms for narrow-mindedness

More words related to narrow-mindedness

bigotry

intolerance

prejudice

prejudices