broad-minded
adjective
approving(alsobroadminded)uk/ˌbrɔːdˈmaɪn.dɪd/us/ˌbrɑːdˈmaɪn.dɪd/C2
willingtoacceptmany differenttypesofbehaviour,beliefs, orchoicesin otherpeople:
Mygrandparentsweresurprisinglybroad-minded.
He is broadmindedaboutthe differentformsfamiliescan take.
We aresupposedto be a broad-mindedsociety.
Compare
narrow-mindeddisapproving
willing to consider new or different ideas
- open-mindedThe campaign attracts progressive, open-minded people.
- tolerantThey are very tolerant of different religions in that country.
- broad-mindedTravel helps you become more broad-minded.
- receptiveHe was very receptive to the idea.
- He is very broad-minded about thetypeofmusiche iswillingtoplay.
- Ithinkshe is being very broadminded andtolerantabout this.
- She would have been broad-minded enough tolaughat thestory.
- A broad-mindedapproachopensmoredoors.
- Today there are much more broadmindedattitudestowardssexuality.
Open-minded
- anti-liberal
- anti-liberalism
- big tent
- broad-mindedness
- enlightened
- liberal
- liberalism
- liberality
- liberally
- live
- live and let liveidiom
- open-minded
- open-mindedness
- permissive society
- receptive
- receptiveness
- tolerance
- unblinkered
- undogmatic