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Definition of "open-minded" []

  • Receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others. See Synonyms at broad-minded. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "open-minded" in a sentence
  • "Mr. Woodard describes as "open-minded" a Quebec that suppresses the use of the English language."
  • "So-called open-minded landlords, those who had not joined the armed rebellion, or who had actually helped the Communist underground, were treated well."
  • "Democrats presented her as an open-minded individual whose future votes on the Court could not be known, while Republicans tried to use their questions and her prior statements to show her to be an unacceptable liberal."