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insular
uninterested in ideas or people outside one's own group
Synonyms
- parochial
- provincial
- narrow
Antonyms
- cosmopolitan
- broadminded
- worldly
insular in a sentence
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.
Where it comes from
From Latin insula, meaning 'island.'
Memory hook
INSULAR contains the idea of an ISLAND cut off from wider views.
Read it in context
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