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dogmatism

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dogmatism

stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices

  • a man much given to inflexible dogmatism when it came to the role of government in regulating the economy
Synonyms of dogmatism

bigotry, illiberalism, illiberality, illiberalness, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Words Related to dogmatism

conservatism, reactionaryism

insularism, insularity, parochialism, provincialism
Near Antonyms of dogmatism

progressiveness, progressivism
Antonyms of dogmatism

broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance

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