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insular

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of insular

not broad or open in views or opinions

an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders

Synonyms of insular

illiberal, Lilliputian, little, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, petty, picayune, provincial, sectarian, small, small-minded

Words Related to insular

inflexible, ironbound, obdurate, obstinate, rigid, set, stubborn, unyielding, wrongheaded

bigoted, intolerant

biased, jaundiced, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced

brass bound, hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary, stodgy, straitlaced (or straightlaced), stuffy

dogmatic (also dogmatical), opinionated

Near Antonyms of insular

impartial, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced

Antonyms of insular

broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant

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