Speakur

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close-minded

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
close--mind-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

Inflected Forms

more close-minded (comparative) most close-minded (superlative) closed-minded (alternative)

Phrases

close-mindedly close-mindedness close one's mind

Frequently Paired Words

close one's mind

Synonyms

doctrinaire dogmatic hidebound illiberal inflexible intolerant narrow-minded partisan pigheaded rigid stubborn unpersuadable

Antonyms

open-minded

Questions

What does close-minded mean?
Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.

How to pronounce close-minded

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