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broad-minded

[brawd-mahyn-did] / ˈbrɔdˈmaɪn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
liberal
Synonyms
WEAK
advanced catholic cosmopolitan dispassionate flexible free-thinking indulgent liberal open open-minded permissive progressive radical receptive responsive tolerant unbiased unbigoted undogmatic unprejudiced wide
Antonyms
WEAK
close-minded small-minded

Example Sentences

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While this may sound condescending today, at the time it was a broad-minded position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Amid whatever contentious points they wanted to score, presidents have nearly always reverted to some broad-minded but nonspecific celebration of diversity and pluralism.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

He added: “I know there are broad-minded people at Warner Bros.”

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

I am also more convinced that Americans, just like the Chinese people, are broad-minded, friendly and hard-working.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023

Behind the reverend’s mask of severity was a gentle, broad-minded individual who believed fervently in the importance of ed-ucating young African men.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela