Antonyms for open-minded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-puh n-mahyn-did
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pənˈmaɪn dɪd


Definition of open-minded

Origin :
  • also openminded, open minded, 1828, first recorded in Carlyle; from open (adj.) + minded. Figurative use of open (adj.) with reference to hearts, hands, etc. is from early 15c. Related: Open-mindedly; open-mindedness.
  • adj receptive
Example sentences :
  • He's a lawyer himself, but certainly not an open-minded one.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • The Japanese are open-minded and receptive of truth, from whatever quarter it may come.
  • Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery
  • Unfortunately his Brother on the Bench was not so open-minded.
  • Extract from : « Irish Witchcraft and Demonology » by St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
  • If this be so, every open-minded reader will better see the truth by comparison.
  • Extract from : « English Secularism » by George Jacob Holyoake
  • I, who had ever been open-minded, must learn to keep my own counsel.
  • Extract from : « The Wanderer's Necklace » by H. Rider Haggard
  • He's a good sort and he's open-minded, but there are things may daunt even him.
  • Extract from : « Nobody's Child » by Elizabeth Dejeans
  • The story of a lovely, opened-eyed, open-minded American girl.
  • Extract from : « A Northern Countryside » by Rosalind Richards
  • And it is not at all what we mean when we say of S. Joseph that he was open-minded.
  • Extract from : « Our Lady Saint Mary » by J. G. H. Barry
  • Open-minded, perhaps,—though I don't know that that is calling it rightly.
  • Extract from : « Lewis Rand » by Mary Johnston
  • All that any official of the company required of us was that we be open-minded.
  • Extract from : « American Adventures » by Julian Street

Synonyms for open-minded

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