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adjective

ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce minded (audio)
Definition of mindednext
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

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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

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2
as in remembered
chiefly dialect to bring back to mind I seem to mind such a tale from way back

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3
as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of tell the children to mind the babysitter

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as in noticed
to be cautious of or on guard against mind the slippery steps

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as in cared
to have an interest or concern for don't mind him; he's always complaining

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of minded
Adjective
The anniversary campaign brought fresh attention to the independently minded record that helped establish the project’s singular place in mid-2000s indie rock. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026 To celebrate, the city’s National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation has undergone a $38 million upgrade, culminating in the opening of its future-minded Innovation Hall early next year. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for minded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minded
  1. willing
  2. listened
  3. remembered
  4. obeyed
  5. noticed
  6. cared
  7. watched
  8. noted
Adjective
  • Communities need younger residents willing to become involved, learn the issues, ask questions, and accept responsibility.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, sellers may be more willing to cut prices or cover closing costs to ink a deal.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of willing
Verb
  • On Thursday, Owens’ fellow inductees and emcee Fran Fraschilla listened intently as Owens, still sharp and quick with a line, mixed gratitude with humor during his remarks.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of listened
Verb
  • The volumes insist that Jewish communities be remembered not solely as sites of death but as places where people lived, argued, worked and celebrated.
    — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • At the time of his death, family and friends remembered Htoo as an intelligent student who was fluent in English, his second language.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of remembered
Verb
  • Additional transcripts revealed the Kazakhstan Airlines crew never confirmed to the controller that the aircraft had received or obeyed the instructions to maintain 15,000 feet.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The man was carrying a knife, according to the affidavit, but obeyed the officers’ commands to drop the weapon.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of obeyed
Verb
  • General Daily Insight for November 01, 2026 Being noticed feels good, until one reaction changes the mood.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Maybe the downstairs neighbor had noticed it and put it in a shoebox, not realizing that you weren’t supposed to do something like that.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of noticed
Verb
  • Though even the president, for a time, cared about getting Republicans elected.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The organization’s focus areas are education, jobs and livelihood, and health—causes she’s cared about deeply since childhood.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cared
Verb
  • Similarly, Russell watched her mother balance parenthood with her medical career as a doctor, demonstrating the work ethic that has stayed with her throughout her career.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • More than 200 people watched the race on a big screen in a theater near where Antonelli grew up, while friends and fans gathered to cheer him on at a watch party organized at a local pub in San Marino, where the Italian currently resides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of watched
Verb
  • But a staff report by the Development Review Committee noted that the building is significantly larger in mass and scale than its immediate surroundings and suggested design tweaks to reduce the massing effect.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers noted that retatrutide’s lack of FDA approval was a limitation, and further studies are needed to determine how the drug may affect long-term cardiovascular outcomes.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minded. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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