Synonyms of broad-minded

broad-minded

adjective

ˈbrȯd-ˈmīn-dəd 

1

as in liberal

not bound by traditional ways or beliefs

a broad-minded philosophy of parenting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberal
• progressive
• modern
• unconventional
• radical
• contemporary
• nontraditional
• open-minded
• nonconventional
• unorthodox
• advanced
• tolerant
• permissive
• lenient
• nonorthodox
• large-minded
• impartial
• extreme
• unbiased
• forbearing
• indulgent
• objective

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conservative
• traditional
• conventional
• orthodox
• rigid
• old-fashioned
• strict
• hard
• dogmatic
• stodgy
• hidebound
• nonprogressive
• doctrinal
• intolerant
• bigoted
• reactionary
• narrow-minded
• blinkered
• unreconstructed

2

as in open

willing to consider new or different ideas

we have to be broad-minded on this issue, since traditional solutions no longer work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• open
• receptive
• open-minded
• impartial
• unprejudiced
• tolerant
• unbiased
• neutral
• easygoing
• calm
• nonjudgmental
• objective
• dispassionate
• detached
• amenable
• impressionable
• compliant
• susceptible
• suggestible
• persuadable
• persuasible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreceptive
• partisan
• narrow
• narrow-minded
• partial
• biased
• prejudiced
• intolerant
• bigoted
• one-sided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of broad-minded

The definition of a liberal is someone who’s too broad-minded to take his own side in an argument. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Michael Landon’s long-running TV adaptation, which premiered in 1974, transformed Little House into comfort food, broad-minded but schmaltzy. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

Liberal means generous, broad-minded, tolerant, worldly, seeking acculturation and education, and using government to aid collective human flourishing. — Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025

Plus, a lot of social policies that many Californians consider beneficent and broad-minded that, to put it mildly, others around the country consider much less so. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025

Instead of articulating a compelling vision that could spark a broad-minded counterpunch to narrow-minded populism, Newsom has taken an oddly defeatist course in his first podcasts. — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025

Jewish groups that are more broad-minded and sensible reacted with concern over the fate of the hostages and revulsion at the entire idea. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025

The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight. — Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Intelligent, beautiful, 18 to 25, broad-minded, sensitive, affectionate. — Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024