" small-mindedness "

1: stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices;

  * e.g., " ... the small-mindedness of her parents would never allow them to accept a son-in-law of a different religion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bigotry,

•  dogmatism,

•  illiberalism,

•  illiberality,

•  illiberalness,

•  intolerance,

•  intolerantness,

•  narrow-mindedness,

•  opinionatedness,

•  partisanship,

•  sectarianism

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-mindedness,

•  liberalism,

•  liberality,

•  open-mindedness,

•  tolerance

1: unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints;

  * e.g., " ... a small-minded man only concerned with his own well-being "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bigoted,

•  illiberal,

•  intolerant,

•  narrow,

•  narrow-minded,

•  prejudiced

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-minded,

•  liberal,

•  open-minded,

•  tolerant,

•  unprejudiced

2: not broad or open in views or opinions;

  * e.g., " ... resented the small-minded people who automatically opposed every new idea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  illiberal,

•  insular,

•  Lilliputian,

•  little,

•  narrow,

•  narrow-minded,

•  parochial,

•  petty,

•  picayune,

•  provincial,

•  sectarian,

•  small

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-minded,

•  catholic,

•  cosmopolitan,

•  liberal,

•  open,

•  open-minded,

•  receptive,

•  tolerant