closed-minded
adjective
variants
or close-minded
chiefly US, disapproving
: not willing to consider different ideas or opinions : having or showing a closed mind
He's becoming increasingly closed-minded in his old age.
a very close-minded attitude
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The original 1998 movie, which grossed over $47M stateside, followed two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, who are faced with closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them from ever finding lasting love.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.
—Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
On the flip side, many more Republicans than Democrats agree that scientists are cold, closed-minded, ignore moral values of society, and feel superior to others.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
People disagree profoundly about the source of the threat to democracy, with voters on the left and right viewing each other as uniquely, historically dangerous—immoral, dishonest, and closed-minded.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 18 July 2024
For example, Republicans and Democrats became more likely to view each other as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral, unintelligent and lazy between 2016 and 2022, according to a different Pew study based on responses from 6,174 adults.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Early books often depict the White Tower as an ivory tower, an ossified and insular institution weakened over time by closed-minded adherence to old rules and traditions.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
But no one besides pure and unalloyed propagandists wants journalists to be more closed-minded or less willing to listen and learn.
—Max Moran, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.
—Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
On the flip side, many more Republicans than Democrats agree that scientists are cold, closed-minded, ignore moral values of society, and feel superior to others.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
People disagree profoundly about the source of the threat to democracy, with voters on the left and right viewing each other as uniquely, historically dangerous—immoral, dishonest, and closed-minded.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 18 July 2024
For example, Republicans and Democrats became more likely to view each other as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral, unintelligent and lazy between 2016 and 2022, according to a different Pew study based on responses from 6,174 adults.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Early books often depict the White Tower as an ivory tower, an ossified and insular institution weakened over time by closed-minded adherence to old rules and traditions.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
But no one besides pure and unalloyed propagandists wants journalists to be more closed-minded or less willing to listen and learn.
—Max Moran, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
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“Closed-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-minded. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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