narrow-minded
adjective
nar·row-mind·ed
ˈner-(ˌ)ō-ˈmīn-dəd 
ˈna-(ˌ)rō-
: not willing to accept opinions, beliefs, behaviors, etc. that are unusual or different from one's own : not open-minded
narrow-mindedly
adverb
narrow-mindedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of narrow-minded in a Sentence
it took a while for some of the more narrow-minded members of management to be persuaded to modernize the dress code
narrow-minded people who instinctively feared and shunned those from different cultures
Recent Examples on the Web
That’s the rigorous—or narrow-minded—judgment that . . .
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Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
But the pacing is zippy; the animation is lush and textured, especially when the series, unexpectedly and wonderfully, veers into the supernatural; and the characterization tweaks are inspired, especially those that will make the most narrow-minded people mad.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Reducing African artists to only Afrobeats because of their ethnicity is narrow-minded and completely disregards the diversity of the various African musical styles that these musicians represent and explore through their artistry.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
And this kind of thinking is just so narrow-minded and patronizing.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
As such, strong rulers keep narrow-minded bureaucrats from leading their country into costly miscalculations.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
Despite the ill-conceived and narrow-minded arguments made by those who believe that atonement and rehabilitation are inconsequential, my colleagues and I in the criminal justice system have seen firsthand how that thinking is irrefutably false.
—Aisha Braveboy, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Sweepingly ridiculed as one of 2012’s worst albums, that judgment, five years later, feels wildly narrow-minded.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Feb. 2024
Critics have blamed it for upholding a narrow-minded model of relationships as heterosexual and monogamous.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
But the pacing is zippy; the animation is lush and textured, especially when the series, unexpectedly and wonderfully, veers into the supernatural; and the characterization tweaks are inspired, especially those that will make the most narrow-minded people mad.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Reducing African artists to only Afrobeats because of their ethnicity is narrow-minded and completely disregards the diversity of the various African musical styles that these musicians represent and explore through their artistry.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
And this kind of thinking is just so narrow-minded and patronizing.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
As such, strong rulers keep narrow-minded bureaucrats from leading their country into costly miscalculations.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
Despite the ill-conceived and narrow-minded arguments made by those who believe that atonement and rehabilitation are inconsequential, my colleagues and I in the criminal justice system have seen firsthand how that thinking is irrefutably false.
—Aisha Braveboy, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Sweepingly ridiculed as one of 2012’s worst albums, that judgment, five years later, feels wildly narrow-minded.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Feb. 2024
Critics have blamed it for upholding a narrow-minded model of relationships as heterosexual and monogamous.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Narrow-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrow-minded. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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