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small-minded
small-mind·ed (smôl′mīn′dĭd)adj.1. Having a narrow or selfish attitude.2. Characterized by pettiness or selfishness. small′-mind′ed·ly adv.small′-mind′ed·ness n.small-minded adj narrow-minded; petty; intolerant; mean ˌsmall-ˈmindedly adv ˌsmall-ˈmindedness nsmall′-mind′ed adj. selfish, petty, or narrow-minded. [1840–50] small′-mind′ed•ly, adv. small′-mind′ed•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | small-minded - contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"pettynarrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
small-mindedadjective petty, mean, rigid, grudging, envious, bigoted, intolerant, blinkered, narrow-minded, hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool, ungenerous their small-minded preoccupation with making money open, liberal, generous, tolerant, open-minded, far-sighted, broad-minded, unbigotedsmall-mindedadjective1. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small.2. Contemptibly unimportant:inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, trifling.Slang: measly.Idiom: of no account.Translationssmall-minded Related to small-minded: narrow-mindedness, reclusiveSynonyms for small-mindedadj pettySynonyms- petty
- mean
- rigid
- grudging
- envious
- bigoted
- intolerant
- blinkered
- narrow-minded
- hidebound
- dyed-in-the-wool
- ungenerous
Antonyms- open
- liberal
- generous
- tolerant
- open-minded
- far-sighted
- broad-minded
- unbigoted
Synonyms for small-mindedadj not broad or elevated in scope or understandingSynonyms- limited
- little
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- petty
- small
adj contemptibly unimportantSynonyms- inconsiderable
- negligible
- niggling
- nugatory
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- small
- trifling
- measly
Synonyms for small-mindedadj contemptibly narrow in outlookSynonymsRelated Words |