Synonyms and antonyms of hidebound in English

hidebound

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NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER NEW OR DIFFERENT IDEAS

The institution has hidebound ideas about whether women can be adequate scholars.

Synonyms and examples

narrow-minded
disapproving
She's a mean, narrow-minded person.
intolerant
disapproving
How can I get him to stop being so intolerant of other people?
small-minded
disapproving
We are not the small-minded bigots that the opposition makes us out to be.
provincial
disapproving
He can be very provincial when it comes to women in the workplace.
insular
disapproving
He grew up in an insular and isolated family.
parochial
disapproving
You'd think someone as well-travelled as she is would be less parochial in her views.
blinkered
He has a rather blinkered view of just how pervasive technology is in our modern world.

Antonyms and examples

open-minded
I was surprised at how open-minded she is.
tolerant
In a tolerant society, many different types of people can live together in peace.

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bigoted
disapproving
She was criticized as bigoted for her controversial views.
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If someone is narrow-minded, they are not willing to consider new or different ideas.
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hidebound

adjective
These are words and phrases related to hidebound. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hidebound.
Synonyms for hidebound from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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