high-minded
adjective
high-mind·ed
ˈhī-ˈmīn-dəd 
: marked by elevated principles and feelings
high-mindedly
adverb
high-mindedness
noun
Examples of high-minded in a Sentence
high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate
she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
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The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Follow your attraction to high-minded, inspirational people.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2025
Smith leaves room for disagreement and still maintains her high-minded humanistic ideas.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Jay Kelly is much more high-minded fare.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Follow your attraction to high-minded, inspirational people.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2025
Smith leaves room for disagreement and still maintains her high-minded humanistic ideas.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Jay Kelly is much more high-minded fare.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-minded
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“High-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-minded. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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