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single-minded

[ sing-guhl-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.

dedicated; resolute; steadfast: He was single-minded in his concern for truth.

Origin of single-minded

First recorded in 1570–80

SYNONYMS FOR single-minded

2 determined, persevering, inflexible, firm.

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OTHER WORDS FROM single-minded

sin·gle-mind·ed·ly, adverb sin·gle-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby single-minded

single-issue, single-knit, single-lens reflex, single-lens reflex camera, single-malt, single-minded, single-name paper, single-parent, single-payer, single-phase, single-sex

Example sentences from the Web for single-minded

Nobody doubts his manipulative skills or his single-minded agenda to advance the interests of the corporation he created.

Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine |Clive Irving |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Everything about Dr. Mike's bespeaks the single-minded passion of a man who has what he is quite certain is the best job on earth.

Dr. Mike’s Makes the Best Ice Cream on Earth |Jane & Michael Stern |July 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nick Gillespie on why their single-minded zealotry has gone too far.

Ban E-Cigarettes? The Anti-Smoking Lobby's Clueless Crusade |Nick Gillespie |August 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And other masters of literary journalism say they recognize the single-minded pursuit of truth at its core.

Jon Krakauer's Hunt for Truth |Nick Summers |April 22, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

He is too good, too single-minded, too amiable, too much of a student to play the Csar.

Romantic Spain |John Augustus O'Shea
She was something for the single-minded and primitive McGregor to approach with caution.

Marching Men |Sherwood Anderson
Then, single-minded, he might have discovered to the end of his days.

1492 |Mary Johnston
Mrs. Pasmer had the firm belief that Mavering was not single-minded, and she respected him for it.

April Hopes |William Dean Howells
But not so with his single-minded and quickly and justly appreciating daughter.

The Rangers |D. P. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for single-minded

single-minded

adjective

having but one aim or purpose; dedicated

Derived forms of single-minded

single-mindedly, adverb single-mindedness, noun