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dog·mat·ic
 dogmatic
- pronunciation:
- dawg
mae
tihk
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dogma.
- synonyms:
- authoritative, canonical, doctrinaire
- similar words:
- authoritarian, axiomatic
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| definition 2: |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts.
He was particularly dogmatic on the subject of immigration, and there was no use arguing with him.- synonyms:
- opinionated, persistent
- similar words:
- doctrinaire, inflexible, intolerant, narrow-minded, stubborn
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| related words: |
didactic, opinionated, orthodox, partisan, puritanical |
| derivation: |
dogmatically (adv.) |
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