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61insular — [[t]ɪ̱nsjʊlə(r), AM sə [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas. The old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit has… …
62reactionary — [[t]riæ̱kʃənri, AM neri[/t]] reactionaries ADJ GRADED (disapproval) A reactionary person or group tries to prevent changes in the political or social system of their country. It grew ever more clear to everyone that the Minister was too… …
63blinker — noun chiefly Brit. 1》 (blinkers) a pair of small screens attached to a horse s bridle to prevent the horse seeing sideways and behind and being startled during a race. 2》 (blinkers) a thing that prevents someone from understanding a situation… …
64biased — adjective a biased view of the situation Syn: prejudiced, partial, partisan, one sided, blinkered; bigoted, intolerant, discriminatory; distorted, warped, twisted, skewed See note at impartial Ant: impartial …
65bigoted — adjective his bigoted father in law Syn: prejudiced, biased, partial, one sided, sectarian, discriminatory; opinionated, dogmatic, intolerant, narrow minded, blinkered, illiberal; racist, sexist, chauvinistic, jingoistic; warped, twisted …
66fanatical — adjective 1) they are fanatical about their faith Syn: zealous, extremist, extreme, militant, dogmatic, radical, diehard; intolerant, single minded, blinkered, inflexible, uncompromising, hardcore 2) he was fanatical about tidiness …
67insular — adjective 1) insular attitudes Syn: narrow minded, small minded, inward looking, parochial, provincial, small town, shortsighted, hidebound, blinkered; set in one s ways, inflexible, rigid, entrenched; illiberal, intolerant, prejudiced …
68narrow-minded — adjective our school has no place for such narrow minded teaching Syn: intolerant, illiberal, reactionary, conservative, parochial, provincial, insular, small minded, petty, blinkered, inward looking, narrow, hidebound, prejudiced, bigoted;… …
69provincial — 1. adjective 1) the provincial government Syn: regional, state, territorial, district; sectoral, zonal, cantonal Ant: national 2) provincial areas Syn: no …
70small-minded — adjective they were too small minded to listen to our views on interracial marriage Syn: narrow minded, petty, mean spirited, uncharitable; close minded, shortsighted, myopic, blinkered, inward looking, unimaginative, parochial, provincial,… …
