HIGH-MINDEDNESS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

high-mindedness

noun

as in scrupulousness

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Recent Examples of high-mindedness That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026 In exchange, the company burnishes its halo of high-mindedness, receives the right to feature famous works on its T-shirts, and gets to stage events in empty galleries or under an iconic glass pyramid, furthering the idea that its interests lie in Life as much as in Wear. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Yet somehow, in a medium of heavy copper, Fischl captures the lithe, swaying, physical vitality of Ashe, as well as the high-mindedness of the man who was so committed to social causes. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025

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Noun

With such scrupulousness, Parton’s estate seemed primed to avoid the kind of posthumous infighting and chaos that so often consumes these institutions.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrupulousness

Noun

The match may have been arranged, with Gladys offering wealth and the duke respectability, but as the season dawns, the couple is deeply in love.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
If a suit traditionally signals conformity and respectability, corduroy gives it a louche edge.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of respectability

Noun

Indeed, Morgenthau had less tolerance for those who failed to reconcile power with morality than for those who underestimated power’s importance.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
The horrors of the atomic bomb, America’s culpability and relation to postwar Japan, and the morality of revenge are major themes in Minus Zero.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of morality

Noun

Legal recognition of the country’s nobility stopped in 1946 and for aristocrats such as Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, upkeep of the family’s ancestral homes doesn’t come cheap.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Thomas Jefferson is believed to have loved these wines and today they are enjoyed by Italian nobility and discerning wine lovers the world over.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nobility

Noun

Its main virtues for gluten-free eaters are a dedicated fryer and incredibly good french fries—available as a stand-alone side or, even better, as part of steak frites.

— Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

The league considered traditional rivalries, competitive fairness and geography, among other factors, in making those matchups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Her lawyer Abbe Lowell last month said questions about the committee's fairness and objectivity would have to be addressed before the hearing could occur.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of fairness

Noun

The most consequential result of the midterms has been to break the fever of Trumpism and to diminish its threat to democratic institutions, to personal and civil liberties, and to decency itself.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Reflecting its subject himself, an aura of decency permeates the new drama depicting the wartime years of actor Jimmy Stewart’s life.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

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