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parochial

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of parochial

not broad or open in views or opinions

the parochial outlook of the people in that town

Synonyms of parochial

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

Words Related to parochial

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 parochial

impartial, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced

Antonyms of parochial

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

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