Skip to main content
minded

minded

392 4.9
Willing to do something
  • adjective
  • /ˈmaɪndɪd/
translation icon : inclinado a
  • She is not minded to participate in the project at this time.

Shakur, he's he's very defensive minded and he's like strategic.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • And so for me, that tells me that she wasn't marriage minded, she just wanted children.

  • For all their airs of being open-minded, however, the elite also find agreements difficult to achieve.

    Academic text (1990)
  • But I do think that Florida needs visitors that are open minded and liberal.

  • Most of all just be open-minded.

  • Although it's good to believe in yourself, it's smart to be open-minded and listen to experts in the field.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'm a very open-minded lady.

  • And that was goal oriented, growth minded, hard working, team oriented.

  • Well, if you're a mathematically minded person and say, well, no.

  • Would these people be open-minded enough to accept my family's lifestance?

    Academic text (2011)
  • But Groghe was more open-minded than some of his contemporaries, for which Jaxom was thankful.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

inclined
vsminded
194 3.8

Likely to do something or feel a certain way

is a more general tendency rather than a specific preference
apt
vsminded
36 3.2

Likely to do something, often by habit

is more about a settled leaning than simple likelihood
disposed
vsminded
  • Formal
5.9

Willing or likely to do something

is a tendency without necessarily expressing willingness to act

Antonyms

20 3.5

Not wanting to know about or take part in something

disinclined
  • Formal
5 6.4

Not willing to do something because you do not really want to

Compounds

-minded
  • Specialized
3.7

Having a particular attitude, interest, or way of thinking

-minded
  • Specialized
4.8

Having a particular interest or way of thinking about something

How Willing

determined
399 2.5
minded
392 4.9
reluctant
247 3.5
unwilling
139 3.4

Surface Forms

minded positive
minder comparative
mindest superlative

Morphology

minded = mind (semi-transparent) = mind + ed

The adjective 'minded' is formed by verb + -ed and often means 'inclined', which is predictable from 'mind' but is somewhat idiomatic/literary.

Etymology

Minded comes from mind, which originally meant 'to think' or 'to care'. So if you are 'minded' to do something, your mind leans that way — you are 'willing' or 'likely' to do it.