like-minded

adjective

like-mind·​ed ˈlīk-ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce like-minded (audio)
: having a like disposition or purpose : of the same mind or habit of thought
like-mindedly adverb
like-mindedness noun

Examples of like-minded in a Sentence

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Customer service jobs enhance your resume, empathy and patience (unlike anonymous interactions with like-minded followers online). Rachel Konrad, Time, 9 Dec. 2025 Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 Cox’s response was praised by Shapiro and other like-minded Democrats. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 Feelings are imbued beneath a memory’s content, connecting the dots to other like-minded experiences. Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for like-minded

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of like-minded was in 1526

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“Like-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like-minded. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.

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