Antonyms for broad-minded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : brawd-mahyn-did
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɔdˈmaɪn dɪd


Definition of broad-minded

Origin :
  • 1590s; see broad (adj.) + minded. This abstract mental sense of broad existed in Old English; e.g. bradnes "breadth," also "liberality."
  • adj liberal
Example sentences :
  • You are known to be rich—I mean cultured and progressive and broad-minded.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He was broad-minded, great-hearted enough not to censure the girl by word or act.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • She was broad-minded—the breadth and depth of perfect health and a clean heart.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • Ay, but the Bishop was too generous and broad-minded to remember that now.
  • Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
  • English people are too sensible and broad-minded to suspect harm where there is none.
  • Extract from : « Good Old Anna » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • It was time, thought some, for these broad-minded men to have their due reward.
  • Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
  • It is hard to mention a nobler instance of broad-minded charity.
  • Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
  • Think of the rotten time Alice would have had in Wonderland if she hadn't been broad-minded.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • She was traveled, well-read, philanthropic, and broad-minded.
  • Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
  • And I should think that as a broad-minded and generous woman you could forgive me.
  • Extract from : « The Jucklins » by Opie Read

Synonyms for broad-minded

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