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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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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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
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—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Richmond is clearly an open-minded leader who understands that cultural movements are never static.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Maggie Houston Stokes, Corporate Director of Operations, Arlo Hotels
Inspired by Arlo Hotel’s avant-garde concept and open-minded approach to service, Maggie Houston Stokes joined Arlo Hotels as General Manager of Arlo NoMad in March 2016.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Stay open-minded to new research and workout approaches Kaleigh Ray, an exercise physiologist and staff writer for Treadmill Review Guru in St. George, Utah, warns clients not to get trapped in fitness fads and to be open to new research.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Richmond is clearly an open-minded leader who understands that cultural movements are never static.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Open-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-minded. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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