INSULARISM Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

insularism

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Noun

Reviewers are screened for prior collaborations and conflicts of interest with applicants, panels are structured to prevent disciplinary insularity, and majority self-citation is flagged as a disqualifying bias (the OMB rule’s citations are almost entirely self-cited).

— Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The insularity of You Follow Me makes the album beguiling.

— David Harris, SPIN, 11 June 2026

Definition of insularity

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Historically, parochialism about other minds has been a bad bet—reflexive dismissal won’t get us any further than credulous acceptance.

— Tharin Pillay, Time, 15 June 2026
Proximity and parochialism dictate that the San Diego Wave’s biggest rival is Angel City, Los Angeles’ National Women’s Soccer League club.

— Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of parochialism

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Caroline is reimagined, with a more prominent part in leading the family on the prairie and addressing her own bigotries and fears.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
The event is open to the public and the coalition encourages people to attend as a way of supporting each other, learn and hearing about further steps to address the issues of injustice and bigotry, according to the release.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of bigotry

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When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of dogmatism

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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.

— Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Trotsky was repulsed by the Georgian’s pockmarked face, his coarse manners, his provincialism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026

Definition of provincialism

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