open-minded
adjective
open-mind·ed
ˌō-pən-ˈmīn-dəd 
: receptive to arguments or ideas
open-mindedly
adverb
open-mindedness
noun
Examples of open-minded in a Sentence
all I ask is that you try to be open-minded when we present our suggestions
younger people are often more open-minded on social and political issues
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The narrative about Kurds implementing multi-ethnic, feminist, and open-minded governing systems in Iraq and Syria, allied with the West in the fight against ISIS, is untrue.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This can help with: • Employer Competitiveness: People want to join organizations that are open-minded.
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Ceasefire proposal Ukraine is keen to look as open-minded as possible, given its increasingly vulnerable position both on and off the battlefield.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This can help with: • Employer Competitiveness: People want to join organizations that are open-minded.
—Amareen Dhaliwal, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Analyzing OpenAI’s ‘metafictional literary short story’ with an open-minded English professor.
another suitcase another show 12:42 p.m.
Don’t Cry for Rachel Zegler, Argentina Zegler will play Eva Perón in the West End production of Jamie Lloyd’s Evita.
now streaming 12:37 p.m.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Ceasefire proposal Ukraine is keen to look as open-minded as possible, given its increasingly vulnerable position both on and off the battlefield.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open-minded
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-minded. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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