Dogmatic: meaning, example and synonyms

Dogmaticadj. Stating opinions as undeniably true without considering evidence or other views.

Flashcard for Dogmatic (adjective): stating opinions as undeniably true without considering evidence or other views. Example: The scientist warned that a dogmatic attachment to the old model had led some colleagues to ignore data that plainly contradicted it. Synonyms: rigid, opinionated, inflexible, doctrinaire. Antonyms: open-minded, flexible, receptive, undogmatic. Memory tip: A dogma is a fixed belief: dogmatic people won't let it go. Illustration: a stubborn fully clothed old professor in a suit with folded arms standing on a pedestal, ignoring two fully clothed students pointing at a map.

Example

The scientist warned that a dogmatic attachment to the old model had led some colleagues to ignore data that plainly contradicted it.

Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
rigid, opinionated, inflexible, doctrinaire
Antonyms
open-minded, flexible, receptive, undogmatic
Memory tip
A dogma is a fixed belief: dogmatic people won't let it go.

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The coach's ______ insistence on a single training method left no room for players to suggest changes, even when the team kept losing.

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Good scientists avoid being ______: they hold their theories firmly enough to test them, but loosely enough to abandon them when the evidence turns.

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