broad-minded

American

[brawd-mahyn-did] / ˈbrɔdˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

free from prejudice or bigotry; unbiased; liberal; tolerant.

Synonyms:

permissive, flexible, catholic, open-minded

Antonyms:

intolerant, bigoted, biased, narrow-minded

broad-minded British

adjective

tolerant of opposing viewpoints; not prejudiced; liberal
not easily shocked by permissive sexual habits, pornography, etc

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Other Word Forms

broad-mindedly adverb
broad-mindedness noun

Etymology

Origin of broad-minded

First recorded in 1590–1600

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

Authenticity clearly still means something to him, his broad-minded definition notwithstanding.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

His broad-minded, fun-loving priest was originally in a TV pilot that Brophy wrote at the start of lockdown.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2022

In Vermillion, Lewis Akeley taught a broad-minded curriculum of chemistry, physics, Latin, and physiology.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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