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dogmatic

/dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/

IELTSAcademic

adjective

Stating your ideas very strongly and not accepting other ideas.

She stated her views in a very dogmatic way.
The teacher gave a dogmatic answer to the question.
His dogmatic opinions upset his friends.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: dogmatic is sharper than opinionated and more inflexible than assertive. It implies rigid adherence, often against persuasion. Choose dogmatic over neutral terms when emphasizing uncompromising, doctrinaire stances.

In other languages

Spanish: Dogmático
Japanese: 教義的
Korean: 독단적
Vietnamese: Độc đoán
Chinese: 教条主义的

Common phrases

dogmatic approachdogmatic beliefsa dogmatic statement

Synonyms

stubborn inflexible rigid doctrinaire unyielding

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