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broad-minded

broad-minded

4 3.5
Open to different opinions and ways of life
  • adjective
  • /ˈbrɔːdˌmaɪndɪd/
translation icon : de mentalidad abierta
  • You seem much more broad-minded about different viewpoints now than you did last year.
  • broad-minded and tolerant
  • very broad-minded
  • more broad-minded

You're like so much more open and broad minded than when we first met.

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Examples

  • Bank officials must admit there is a problem and move with shareholders toward broad-minded reform.

    Academic text (2001)
  • And they were very happy with him because they felt he had been so broad minded and fair in his treatment of women.

  • I thought you were a broad-minded guy.

  • Yeah, hi I am a fun loving, broad-minded guy.

  • Now, I am quite broad-minded.

  • I am broad-minded, but this is ridiculous.

  • I assume that we all have areas where we are less broad-minded than others.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The more broad-minded investigators that come into the field, the better its progress will be.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Darwin was liberal in politics, probably a genuine atheist in religion, and remarkably broad-minded in his views on sexual behavior.

    Academic text (1993)
  • A University of Hawai'i student recalled his "broad-minded, unbiased, and friendly" public school teachers who helped shape his views during the 1910s and 20s.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

open-minded
vsbroad-minded
80 3.7

Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views

accepts and respects differing opinions and behaviors rather than just considering
tolerant
vsbroad-minded
72 3.2

Accepting of people and ideas that are different

adds active respect and acceptance rather than mere endurance
broad
vsbroad-minded
65 3.6

Willing to accept different ideas and people

focuses on accepting and respecting those ideas and behaviors
fair-minded
vsbroad-minded
12 4.4

Being careful to judge people and ideas honestly without taking sides

is concerned with accepting and respecting different opinions rather than only being impartial
catholic
vsbroad-minded
4 6.7

Including many different kinds of things and open to many ideas

leans more toward accepting people and opinions respectfully than mere variety
hospitable
vsbroad-minded
2 4.1

Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way

focuses more on accepting and respecting differences than on friendliness alone
large-minded
vsbroad-minded
6.0

Willing to accept other people's ideas and be kind to them

is willing to accept and respect different opinions and behaviors
accepting
vsbroad-minded
3.6

Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them

places more emphasis on respect and open regard than simple tolerance
nondogmatic
vsbroad-minded
7.5

Open to different ideas and willing to change views

stresses respectful acceptance of differing views and behaviours more than flexibility
unbigoted
vsbroad-minded
6.9

Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds

adds active acceptance and respect beyond merely lacking prejudice

Antonyms

64 4.6

Not willing to accept people who have different opinions or beliefs

25 5.1

Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own

How Open-Minded

broad-minded
4 3.5
tolerant
72 3.2
narrow-minded
25 5.1
intolerant
64 4.6

Surface Forms

broad-minded positive
broad-mindeder comparative
broad-mindedest superlative

Morphology

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

The adjective is a clear compound of 'broad' + 'minded' where 'minded' = 'mind' + '-ed', yielding the straightforward sense 'having a broad mind'.

Etymology

Broad-minded combines broad ('wide') and mind ('thinking'), so it gives the image of someone with a 'wide' way of thinking. That's why broad-minded means being willing to accept and respect opinions or behaviors that are different from your own.