Synonyms of high-minded

high-minded

adjective

ˈhī-ˈmīn-dəd 

1

as in noble

having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature

high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noble
• great
• high
• honorable
• sublime
• gallant
• chivalrous
• magnanimous
• lofty
• big
• heroic
• lordly
• natural
• elevated
• worthy
• exalted
• venerable
• valiant
• greathearted
• regal
• inspiring
• magnificent
• ennobled
• knightly
• uplifting
• numinous
• princely
• majestic
• moving
• glorified
• august

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoble
• low
• degenerate
• sordid
• debased
• vile
• base
• degraded
• wretched
• contemptible
• squalid
• vicious
• hateful
• ugly
• despicable
• offensive
• repulsive
• detestable
• abominable
• little
• dirty
• sorry
• dastardly
• lousy
• narrow
• mean
• discreditable
• vulgar
• coarse
• crude
• ignominious
• humiliating
• degrading
• small-minded

2

as in arrogant

self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance

she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• pretentious
• grandiose
• pompous
• ostentatious
• proud
• highfalutin
• smug
• la-di-da
• snippy
• affected
• sententious
• high-and-mighty
• high-sounding
• grandiloquent
• vainglorious
• bumptious
• vain
• cavalier
• egotistic
• high-toned
• conceited
• high-flown
• uppity
• aggressive
• snobbish
• supercilious
• egoistic
• rude
• important
• haughty
• high-handed
• confident
• presumptuous
• snobby
• self-important
• complacent
• imperious
• hoity-toity
• prideful
• impudent
• disdainful
• self-centered
• self-satisfied
• boastful
• self-complacent
• assertive
• self-aggrandizing
• high-hat
• self-conceited
• overweening
• showy
• self-dramatizing
• airy
• self-glorifying
• insolent
• audacious
• self-obsessed
• superior
• self-assertive
• sure
• cheeky
• brassy
• cocky
• flamboyant
• glitzy
• self-promoting
• self-assured
• gaudy
• lordly
• flashy
• self-pleased
• stuck-up
• garish
• self-confident
• self-asserting
• bold
• splashy
• flaunting
• bragging
• braggart
• forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modest
• unpretentious
• humble
• homely
• down-to-earth
• unassuming
• meek
• lowly
• passive
• timid
• retiring
• quiet
• bashful
• unassertive
• demure
• reserved
• shy
• mousy
• diffident
• overmodest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of high-minded

These are not the times for high-minded prestige series that require active viewing to appreciate every nuance, nor for thrillers and comedies exciting enough to quicken the pulse. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

The markets were launched with high-minded ambitions of using the wisdom of the crowd to forecast future events, and help business leaders and politicians make better decisions. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026

Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

Hepburn was enamored with the high-minded Ferrer, though some saw him as a puppet master and opportunist. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026