narrow-mindedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrow-mindedness
Noun
  • The goal for today's audiences, Maze said, is for people to be inspired by Grunwald's story and to speak out against bigotry and hatred, especially in an era of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The brutal, provocative opening scene featuring Xavier Dolan depicting the realism of bigotry and hate is stomach-churning, but fits into the dark atmosphere of the source material.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These moments remind us that the work of peace must also begin at home, in towns, schools, and neighborhoods, wherever intolerance and resentment take root across the world.
    Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Lactose Intolerance For some people with lactose intolerance, dairy can have the same effect as fiber.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.
    Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The poster described their family’s prejudices in detail.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Doesn't everybody have a little star sign prejudice?
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Aaron Ashby’s tipping is worth monitoring In trying to disarm the Dodgers’ lineup, the Brewers leaned on their long-standing trust of reliever Aaron Ashby rather than falling into recency bias.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Blair aims to inspire women to push harder for answers on medical issues given the traditional institutional biases.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a force for maintaining the stability of the international order.
    Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
  • If so, or even if not, the results of illiberalism by governmental bodies on both sides of the Atlantic are clear for all to see.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Also, Americans report less trust in institutions and experts, and studies have found growing partisanship around vaccines.
    David Higgins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
  • George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Narrow-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow-mindedness. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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