adj.

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
2. Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. See synonyms at dictatorial.

[Late Latin dogmaticus, from Greek dogmatikos, from dogma, dogmat-, belief. See dogma.]

dogmatically dog·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

adjective

1. Devoted to certain doctrines without regard to practicability: doctrinaire. See ability/inability.
2. Tending to dictate: authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory. See over/under.

adj

Definition: based on absolute truth
Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fluctuating, indecisive, not positive, uncertain, vacillating

adj

Definition: dictatorial, opinionated
Antonyms: amenable, doubting, flexible, indecisive, manageable, obedient, questioning, skeptical, submissive

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IN BRIEF: Strongly expressing opinions as if they were facts.

When people are the least sure, they are often the most dogmatic. — John Galbraith, Canadian economist.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dogmatisk, arrogant, selvsikker, belærende, doktrinær, ulogisk, ufleksibel

Nederlands (Dutch)
dogmatisch, meesterachtig, (mv) dogmatiek

Français (French)
adj. - dogmatique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dogmatisch, autoritär, doktrinär

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δογματικός, απόλυτος, αποφθεγματικός

Italiano (Italian)
dogmatico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dogmático

Русский (Russian)
догматичный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dogmático

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dogmatisk, bildl. tvärsäker

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
教条的, 独断的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 教條的, 獨斷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독단적인, 교리상의, 독선주의의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 教義上の, 独断的な
n. - 独断家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متشدد في عقيدة أو رأي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דוגמטי, כופה את דיעותיו, יהיר, סמכותי עד שאין לשאתו, מתבסס על עקרונות קבועים מראש, לא על היסק‬

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