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Synonyms & Antonyms of high-minded
1
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 for high-minded
- big,
- chivalrous,
- elevated,
- gallant,
- great,
- greathearted,
- high,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- magnanimous,
- natural,
- noble,
- sublime
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2
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 for high-minded
- affected,
- grandiose,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- la-di-da
- (also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah-di-dah),
- ostentatious,
- pompous,
- pretentious,
- snippy
Words Related to high-minded
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- high-and-mighty,
- high-handed,
- high-hat,
- hoity-toity,
- imperious,
- important,
- overweening,
- presumptuous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- self-centered,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-obsessed,
- self-pleased,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- uppity,
- vain,
- vainglorious
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The first known use of high-minded was in 1556
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