What is another word for parochial?
Pronunciation:
[ paɹˈɒkɪəl], [ paɹˈɒkɪəl], [ p_a_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_ɪ__ə_l]
Related words: catholic schools, christian schools, private schools
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Similar words for parochial:
- ecclesiastical (adjective)
- narrow-minded (adjective)
- sectarian (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- conventional (adjective)
- insular (adjective)
- local (adjective)
- narrow (adjective)
- provincial (adjective)
- small-town (adjective)
- biased
- denominational
- narrow-minded
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Parochial:
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adj.
• ecclesiastical • narrow-minded • sectarian • all • conventional- de mure ,
- de-mure ,
- in flexible ,
- in-flexible ,
- lamest ,
- more doctrinal ,
- more isolationist ,
- more straight laced ,
- more straight-laced ,
- more straightlaced ,
- most doctrinal ,
- most isolationist ,
- most straight laced ,
- most straight-laced ,
- most straightlaced ,
- obstinate ,
- rube ,
- rubest ,
- stereo typed ,
- stereo-typed ,
- straight laced ,
- up tight ,
- up-tight .
- inward looking ,
- inwardlooking ,
- more circumscribed ,
- more contracted ,
- more inward looking ,
- more inward-looking ,
- more inwardlooking ,
- more sequestered ,
- most circumscribed ,
- most contracted ,
- most inward looking ,
- most inward-looking ,
- most inwardlooking ,
- most sequestered .
Other synonyms:
- archdiocese ,
- diocese ,
- glebe ,
- local ,
- small town .
- Episcopacy ,
- archbishopric ,
- bishopric ,
- deanery ,
- narrow ,
- parish .
- limited .
- see .
Other relevant words:
- Borne ,
- Excluding ,
- Exclusory ,
- Mean-spirited ,
- Proscriptive ,
- Seclusive ,
- ageist ,
- authoritarian ,
- biased ,
- bigot ,
- bigoted ,
- bloody-minded ,
- cathedral ,
- chauvinistic ,
- classist ,
- close ,
- close-minded ,
- closed ,
- closed-minded ,
- confined ,
- conservative ,
- constricted ,
- cramped ,
- deaf ,
- discriminatory ,
- dogmatic ,
- ecclesiastic ,
- ecclesiastical ,
- ethnocentric ,
- exceptional ,
- exclusive ,
- factional ,
- fanatic ,
- fanatical ,
- finite ,
- fundamentalist ,
- genteel ,
- hidebound ,
- illiberal ,
- immovable ,
- inadmissible ,
- inflexible ,
- intolerant ,
- intractable ,
- inward-looking ,
- isolated ,
- jaundiced ,
- jurisdiction ,
- lilliputian ,
- literal-minded ,
- little ,
- localised ,
- localized ,
- mean ,
- narrow gauge ,
- near-sighted ,
- nearsighted ,
- non-objective ,
- old fashioned ,
- old-fogyish ,
- one-sided ,
- opinionated ,
- partial ,
- partisan ,
- pettifogging ,
- petty ,
- picayune ,
- preclusive ,
- prejudicial ,
- prescriptive ,
- preventive ,
- prohibitive ,
- provincial ,
- purblind ,
- puritanical ,
- racialist ,
- racist ,
- reactionary ,
- red-necked ,
- regional ,
- restricted ,
- restrictive ,
- rigid ,
- sectional ,
- segregative ,
- select ,
- selective ,
- separative ,
- sexist ,
- shallow ,
- short-sighted ,
- shortsighted ,
- small ,
- small-minded ,
- snobbish ,
- square ,
- stiff ,
- stiff-necked ,
- strait-laced ,
- straitlaced ,
- stubborn ,
- stuffy ,
- tendentious ,
- territorial ,
- thematic ,
- topic ,
- topical ,
- twisted ,
- ultra-conservative ,
- unchangeable ,
- unchanging ,
- uncharitable ,
- uncultivated ,
- uncultured ,
- ungenerous ,
- unprogressive ,
- unsophisticated ,
- unworldly ,
- vernacular ,
- warped ,
- xenophobic .
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How to use "Parochial" in context?
"parochial" is an adjective that means pertaining to a particular place or community. It is often used to describe things, people, or events that are limited in scope or that are focused on the local area. This can be a positive quality - parochialism is often seen as a civic virtue, or an ability to focus on one's own community and promote its interests.
However, parochialism can also be negative. It can be used to describe people or organizations who are closed-minded and unwilling to accept new ideas or who are focused only on their own interests.
Paraphrases for Parochial:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Adjective
chapel, close, cramped, denominational, ecclesiastical, insular, limited, provincial, religious, short-sighted.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
narrow, narrow-minded, parish, blinkered.
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Adjective
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