dogmatic

Definitions

Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

Relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas.

Examples

His dogmatic approach to management left no room for alternative suggestions from his team.

She refused to engage in a balanced debate, preferring to stick to her dogmatic interpretation of the text.

The professor's dogmatic insistence on his own theory alienated many of his students.

Synonyms

opinionated doctrinaire authoritarian dictatorial rigid inflexible assertive

Antonyms

open-minded flexible tolerant amenable indecisive skeptical uncertain