Insular
adjective
Interested only in one's own affairs and not open to new ideas or cultures.
Her insular upbringing made it difficult for her to appreciate other cultures.
Often appears as...
- insular community
- insular lifestyle
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Disapproving
adjective
Living on an island or relating to islands.
Kangaroos are an insular species found only in Australia.
Often appears as...
- insular species
- insular habitat
adjective
Detached or standing alone, often indicating isolation.
Their insular position in the market makes it difficult for new competitors to enter.
Often appears as...
- insular position
- insular existence
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Neutral
Business
adjective
Interested only in one's own affairs and not open to new ideas or cultures.
Her insular upbringing made it difficult for her to appreciate other cultures.
Often appears as...
- insular community
- insular lifestyle
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Living on an island or relating to islands.
Kangaroos are an insular species found only in Australia.
Often appears as...
- insular species
- insular habitat
adjective
Detached or standing alone, often indicating isolation.
Their insular position in the market makes it difficult for new competitors to enter.
Often appears as...
- insular position
- insular existence
Usage tips
Neutral
Business
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Narrowness
Indicates a person or group has limited cultural interaction or understanding.
Despite global connectivity, some still remain insular in their social circles.
Pro Tip 2/3Resistance to Change
Suggests unwillingness to accept new ideas or ways of thinking.
His insular views were challenged when he started university abroad.
Pro Tip 3/3Inward Focus
Highlights a self-contained or self-absorbed perspective, ignoring external influences.
Insular companies may struggle to innovate without external inspiration.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Narrowness
Indicates a person or group has limited cultural interaction or understanding.
Despite global connectivity, some still remain insular in their social circles.
Pro Tip 2/3Resistance to Change
Suggests unwillingness to accept new ideas or ways of thinking.
His insular views were challenged when he started university abroad.
Pro Tip 3/3Inward Focus
Highlights a self-contained or self-absorbed perspective, ignoring external influences.
Insular companies may struggle to innovate without external inspiration.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Narrowness
Indicates a person or group has limited cultural interaction or understanding.
Despite global connectivity, some still remain insular in their social circles.
Pro Tip 2/3Resistance to Change
Suggests unwillingness to accept new ideas or ways of thinking.
His insular views were challenged when he started university abroad.
Pro Tip 3/3Inward Focus
Highlights a self-contained or self-absorbed perspective, ignoring external influences.
Insular companies may struggle to innovate without external inspiration.
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Where on Earth Will...
as there are today. So even in a place that we think of as very culturally insular, right, even there, you've got a large-scale migration. So there is zero, zero truth to the statement that the world is governed by right wing, xenophobic populists that are anti-immigrant.
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Venturing into the Heart...
i grew up in a very messy manila i always say i'm from the messy parts of manila i'm from manila manila what does that mean the messy parts i had an insular childhood in that i
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Where on Earth Will...
as there are today. So even in a place that we think of as very culturally insular, right, even there, you've got a large-scale migration. So there is zero, zero truth to the statement that the world is governed by right wing, xenophobic populists that are anti-immigrant.
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Venturing into the Heart...
i grew up in a very messy manila i always say i'm from the messy parts of manila i'm from manila manila what does that mean the messy parts i had an insular childhood in that i
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Quote examples
Erin O'Connor
English Model
With high fashion, it's a performance. You're trying to interpret a fantasy in a very physical way, and you really are playing a character. I've played men, dead people, famous people, historical icons, and it's no mean feat. It's quite an insular experience even though the crowd is in front of you and there's an expectation.
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Shaun Tan
Australian Artist
By itself, just to draw crazy creatures has limited appeal - if I had to give up one thing, it would be the wild imagination. When the work becomes too detached from ordinary life, it starts to fall apart. Fantasy needs to have some connection with reality, or it becomes of its own interest only, insular.
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Zoya Akhtar
Indian Director
It is nice to be out there, amongst contemporaries on a global scale. You meet different people, see different things, meet different producers, eventually grow to collaborate in different ways. The world is getting smaller. It's nice not to be insular.
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Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
The art world has become so insular. The rules have become so autodidactic that, in a sense, they lose track of what people have any interest in thinking about, talking about, or even looking at.
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Vikram Bhatt
Indian Director
We have got so caught up in an insular world that swings between our phones, our computers and our heads that we have forgotten to look out of the window, and say, 'Hey! It's raining.
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Georgina Chapman
English Designer
I think it's important for whatever you are doing, even if it's a collection, to seek outside advice. If your world becomes too insular, it limits your creativity.
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Samantha Harvey
English Author
As the U.S., much of Europe, and the U.K. shift toward the political right, the rhetoric grows more insular, defensive, and protective.
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Mark Hamill
American Actor
I live in a sort of insular world. It's mostly my family, my house, staying home and working.
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Goldwin Smith
Canadian Historian
The insular arrogance of the English character is a commonplace joke.
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Mitski
Japanese Musician
I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
With high fashion, it's a performance. You're trying to interpret a fantasy in a very physical way, and you really are playing a character. I've played men, dead people, famous people, historical icons, and it's no mean feat. It's quite an insular experience even though the crowd is in front of you and there's an expectation.
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Shaun Tan
Australian Artist
By itself, just to draw crazy creatures has limited appeal - if I had to give up one thing, it would be the wild imagination. When the work becomes too detached from ordinary life, it starts to fall apart. Fantasy needs to have some connection with reality, or it becomes of its own interest only, insular.
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Zoya Akhtar
Indian Director
It is nice to be out there, amongst contemporaries on a global scale. You meet different people, see different things, meet different producers, eventually grow to collaborate in different ways. The world is getting smaller. It's nice not to be insular.
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Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
The art world has become so insular. The rules have become so autodidactic that, in a sense, they lose track of what people have any interest in thinking about, talking about, or even looking at.
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Vikram Bhatt
Indian Director
We have got so caught up in an insular world that swings between our phones, our computers and our heads that we have forgotten to look out of the window, and say, 'Hey! It's raining.
Quote examples
Georgina Chapman
English Designer
I think it's important for whatever you are doing, even if it's a collection, to seek outside advice. If your world becomes too insular, it limits your creativity.
Quote examples
Samantha Harvey
English Author
As the U.S., much of Europe, and the U.K. shift toward the political right, the rhetoric grows more insular, defensive, and protective.
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Mark Hamill
American Actor
I live in a sort of insular world. It's mostly my family, my house, staying home and working.
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Goldwin Smith
Canadian Historian
The insular arrogance of the English character is a commonplace joke.
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Mitski
Japanese Musician
I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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