open-minded
4 antonyms for open-minded — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adjective — Willing to consider ideas, evidence and ways of living that differ from your own instead of dismissing them out of hand.
Antonyms
How to use open-minded
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
keep an open mind
open-minded approach
remarkably open-minded
Neutral and positive in general use; euphemistic on dating apps.
Etymology
A compound of open and minded, on the pattern of like-minded and narrow-minded.
Full origin of open-minded →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between open-minded and gullible?
An open-minded person will genuinely consider a new claim and then weigh the evidence for it. A gullible person accepts the claim without weighing anything. Open-mindedness includes the willingness to reject an idea once you have examined it.
Is open-minded hyphenated?
Yes, before or after a noun the standard form keeps the hyphen: an open-minded teacher, she is open-minded. The noun is open-mindedness.
What does open-minded mean on a dating profile?
Often it is a coded way of saying the person is willing to try a wide range of sexual activities, or is open to non-monogamous arrangements. Elsewhere the word carries no such implication, so read it in context.
