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broad-minded

[ brawd-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈbrɔdˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

free from prejudice or bigotry; unbiased; liberal; tolerant.

Origin of broad-minded

First recorded in 1590–1600

SYNONYMS FOR broad-minded

open-minded, catholic, flexible; permissive.

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ANTONYMS FOR broad-minded

narrow-minded, biased, bigoted, intolerant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM broad-minded

broad-mind·ed·ly, adverb broad-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby broad-minded

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Example sentences from the Web for broad-minded

A broad-minded and accepting bunch—with the dominant beauty (and class) standards of their own day.

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And the desire for understanding is the first step toward a more inclusive and broad-minded future.

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I want Israel to be democratic, welcoming, broad-minded, giving all its citizens full rights and dignity.

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It was time, thought some, for these broad-minded men to have their due reward.

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The people in the flooded area and their representatives have approached this problem in the most generous and broad-minded way.

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You are known to be rich—I mean cultured and progressive and broad-minded.

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Did not even so broad-minded a composer as Schumann say, “The trouble with Wagner is that he is not a musician”?

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English people are too sensible and broad-minded to suspect harm where there is none.

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British Dictionary definitions for broad-minded

broad-minded

adjective

tolerant of opposing viewpoints; not prejudiced; liberal

not easily shocked by permissive sexual habits, pornography, etc

Derived forms of broad-minded

broad-mindedly, adverb broad-mindedness, noun