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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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Feelings are imbued beneath a memory’s content, connecting the dots to other like-minded experiences. Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 Community affairs glow up, and bring you closer to like-minded creatives and visionaries. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 Just try and enjoy the work and try and meet with like-minded people. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025 In supporting the Palestinian cause, Ireland sees echoes of its own history, sympathizing with a like-minded quest of unfinished nationhood. Gavan Reilly, Time, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for like-minded

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Dec. 2025.

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