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ironbound

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Synonyms & Antonyms of ironbound

as in unyielding, stubborn

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ironbound

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

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

bigoted,
intolerant

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

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

dogmatic
(also dogmatical),
opinionated,
opinionative

limited

hick,
unsophisticated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ironbound

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

impartial,
nonpartisan,
objective,
unbiased,
unprejudiced

freethinking

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“Ironbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironbound. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.

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