ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIinsular
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insular
Meaning: uninterested in ideas or people outside one's own group
insular in a sentence
How insular is used in real sentences:
The editor challenged the magazine's insular view of American culture.
The board's insular outlook prevented it from recognizing changes beyond its own industry.
“An insular neighborhood culture could make suspicion seem normal, while recent disputes over housing might intensify it.”
— from the passage Answers Behind a Screen
Synonyms for insular
Other words for insular — parochial, provincial and narrow — carry the same meaning.
- parochial
- provincial
- narrow
Antonyms of insular
Words that mean the opposite of insular:
- cosmopolitan
- broadminded
- worldly
Where it comes from
From Latin insula, meaning 'island.'
Memory hook
INSULAR contains the idea of an ISLAND cut off from wider views.