hidebound

• Beschreibt eine Person oder Institution, die aus traditionellen oder eingefahrenen Ansichten heraus nicht willens oder nicht fähig ist, sich zu ändern oder Neues anzunehmen.

Describes a person or institution that is unwilling or unable to change because of traditional or fixed attitudes.

1. Narrow-minded or rigidC2formal

   Unwilling or unable to change because of traditional or conservative attitudes.

   Engstirnig

   • The hidebound committee refused to consider any new proposals.
   • His hidebound views on education prevented innovation in the classroom.
   • The company's hidebound management style drove away young talent.

   Synonymeconservativeinflexibleintolerantnarrow-mindedreactionaryrigidtraditionalist

   Antonymebroad-mindedflexibleliberalopen-mindedprogressivereceptivetolerant