Synonyms of minded

minded 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmīn-dəd 

as in willing

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)

in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• willing
• ready
• inclined
• glad
• prepared
• amenable
• disposed
• obliging
• game
• excited
• cooperative
• fain
• eager
• prone
• receptive
• obedient
• responsive
• submissive
• enthusiastic
• compliant
• agreeable
• favorable
• predisposed
• accommodating
• desirous
• swift
• prompt
• enthused
• quick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwilling
• reluctant
• averse
• disinclined
• loath
• reticent
• unamenable

minded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mind

1

as in listened

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listened
• heard
• hearkened
• heeded
• harked
• attended
• harkened
• pricked up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• tuned out
• discounted

2

as in remembered

chiefly dialect to bring back to mind

I seem to mind such a tale from way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remembered
• recalled
• recollected
• thought (of)
• reminded
• reminisced (about)
• reproduced
• flashed back (to)
• harked back (to)
• hearkened back (to)
• harkened back (to)
• evoked
• elicited
• extracted
• recaptured
• represented
• recurred
• educed
• raised
• relived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgot
• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• overlooked
• unlearned
• lost
• missed
• disremembered
• misremembered
• blanked (out)

3

as in obeyed

to act according to the commands of

tell the children to mind the babysitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obeyed
• followed
• observed
• kept to
• complied (with)
• conformed (to)
• fell in with
• adhered (to)
• regarded
• abided by
• goose-stepped (to)
• submitted (to)
• heard
• agreed (to)
• yielded (to)
• watched
• surrendered (to)
• deferred (to)
• noticed
• attended
• noted
• assented (to)
• acceded (to)
• heeded
• acquiesced (to)
• listened (to)
• took
• marked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenged
• dared
• refused
• defied
• led
• directed
• disobeyed
• ignored
• rebelled (against)
• renounced
• dismissed
• repudiated
• disregarded
• overlooked
• passed over
• opposed
• brushed (off)
• violated
• winked (at)
• scorned
• broke
• disobliged
• mocked
• derided
• breached
• infringed
• transgressed
• resisted
• fought
• flouted
• shrugged off
• tuned out
• contested
• scoffed (at)
• disputed
• overpassed
• withstood
• revolted (against)
• bucked
• pooh-poohed
• combated
• mutinied (against)

4

as in noticed

to be cautious of or on guard against

mind the slippery steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• watched
• saw
• guarded (against)
• wared
• looked out (for)
• noted
• attended
• was on the lookout for
• watched out (for)
• observed
• perceived
• marked
• heeded
• kept one's eyes open for
• discerned
• beheld

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• missed
• overlooked
• disregarded
• discounted

5

as in cared

to have an interest or concern for

don't mind him; he's always complaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cared
• watched
• regarded
• noticed
• looked out (for)
• attended
• noted
• observed
• heeded
• felt (for)
• sympathized (with)
• empathized (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• overlooked
• disregarded

6

as in watched

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watched
• supervised
• attended
• managed
• tended
• oversaw
• guarded
• controlled
• operated
• saw to
• protected
• looked after
• guided
• governed
• superintended
• cared (for)
• saw after
• conducted
• regulated
• directed
• ran
• took care of
• shielded
• patrolled
• presided (over)
• safeguarded
• shepherded
• administrated
• stewarded
• chaperoned
• babied
• mothered
• babysat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• abandoned
• neglected
• forgot
• disregarded
• passed over

7

as in noted

to take notice of and be guided by

mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noted
• followed
• regarded
• considered
• observed
• respected
• obeyed
• listened (to)
• watched
• heeded
• kept
• heard
• contemplated
• pondered
• weighed
• noticed
• saw
• mulled
• attended (to)
• complied (with)
• marked
• conformed (to)
• hearkened (to)
• harked (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• dismissed
• neglected
• scorned
• tuned out
• discounted
• passed over
• brushed (aside or off)
• defied
• glossed (over)
• shrugged off
• flouted
• pooh-poohed
• snubbed
• slighted
• glozed (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minded

Adjective

For example, socially minded air signs might seek someplace with a bustling sense of community, while pragmatic earth signs may focus more on figuring out where their funds will stretch the furthest. — Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Languages also encode values—gender hierarchies baked into pronouns, honorifics that perpetuate caste distinctions—that liberal-minded activists may not be eager to preserve as valuable pieces of linguistic heritage. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Verb

That said, Hudnut wouldn’t have minded just a little more prep time. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 May 2026

Not that Stevenson minded, by the way, meeting questions about his butterfingers head-on every time he was asked. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025