broad
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3.6
- adjective
- /brɔd/
:
tolerante
- In discussions, he remains broad-minded, willing to explore different theories and viewpoints.
- broad-minded
- a broad perspective
- a broad view
I'm asking us to reach for broad, inclusive communities.
- I'm asking us to reach for broad, inclusive communities.
- And I think we've we've got to be more broad in our thinking.
- And so I think most intellectuals are just naturally broad.
- You know, going high means you're thinking about a broader point outside of your own anger or hurt or pain.
Examples
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Her broad acceptance of new ideas has made her a respected leader in the community.
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The committee values members who have a broad understanding of various cultures and beliefs.
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And we'll therefore, we therefore have invited people who can take a broad perspective on these issues.
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Now take that example and let's play that out in a huge, broad context.
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I'm asking us to reach for broad, inclusive communities.
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It's a virtue within a tribe, within a community of broad open interests.
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Yet we want our collections to embrace diverse groups of people and broad points of view.
Academic text (2015) -
Yeah, hi I am a fun loving, broad-minded guy.
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In fact, John and I, we're both broad-minded.
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Refreshingly, the entire panel represented a broad spectrum of interests with no one view dominating the briefing.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
983
4.4
Having political views that support social change and people's freedoms
80
3.7
Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views
72
3.2
Accepting of people and ideas that are different
4
6.7
Including many different kinds of things and open to many ideas
4
6.2
Friendly and open, willing to talk and share feelings
4
3.5
Open to different opinions and ways of life
2
4.1
Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way
Willing to accept other people's ideas and be kind to them
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds
Antonyms
- Offensive
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7.8
Showing strong, unfair dislike of people with different beliefs or backgrounds
Idioms
- Informal
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7.2
Describe people or things in very general ways that ignore important details
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7.9
Wide from side to side, like a boat that is very stable or a person with wide hips
Compounds
- Jargon
A way of reading the Constitution where judges consider its purpose and current needs
- Archaic
A mark like an arrowhead that shows something belongs to the British government
- Specialized
A plant with wide leaves found in North American woods marked by light straw-colored stripes
- Specialized
A railway track with wider space between the rails than the standard track, allowing larger trains
- Australian
A tree from northern Australia with white flowers and wide leaves
A climbing garden plant with broad leaves and purple, pink, or white flowers that lives for many years
- Specialized
A small orchid with two wide leaves and a thin stem of small green flowers
How Open-minded
Surface Forms
Etymology
Broad used about people comes from the idea of a 'wide' mind; think of the phrase broad-minded meaning 'open-minded'. So a broad person is willing to accept different ideas or people.