All insular synonyms
in·su·lar
I i adj insular
- narrow-minded — having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- isolated — compact
- circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- illiberal — narrowminded; bigoted.
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- restricted — confined; limited.
- secluded — sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.: a secluded cottage.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- inward-looking — person
adjective insular
- blinkered — A blinkered view, attitude, or approach is narrow and does not take into account other people's opinions. A blinkered person has this kind of attitude.
noun insular
- latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- portuguese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
- continental — Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain.
- french — of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking.
- catalan — Something that is Catalan belongs or relates to Catalonia, its people, or its language. Catalonia is a region of Spain.
- spanish — of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.
- italian — of or relating to Italy, its people, or their language.