as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
a group of right-minded people working for social change
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Recent Examples of right-minded
Dehumanizing over billions of people, including millions of American citizens and legal residents, is wrong and should be denounced by any right-minded person.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Any right-minded Floridian would be upset, but Mendoza easily found that the group had more than emotion on its side.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
That’s because most right-minded and empathetic Americans would never oppose that.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 June 2025
There was a far greater furore around this split-second error, which any right-minded person should recognise had nothing to do with age or experience, than on Aston Villa failing to beat the worst Manchester United side in living memory.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
No right-minded hospital leader wants to see AI models causing mischief.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Dom is a Wycombe Wanderers fan, middle class, educated to degree level and a likeable, right-minded fellow.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Our last, best chance to do away with this threat to our freedoms and our form of democracy is for every right-minded voter to turn out to their polling place on Nov. 5 and vote blue across the ballot.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
Eliza is a right-minded progressive who was active in the abolitionist movement in the 1830s.
—Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Any right-minded Floridian would be upset, but Mendoza easily found that the group had more than emotion on its side.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
That’s because most right-minded and empathetic Americans would never oppose that.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 June 2025
There was a far greater furore around this split-second error, which any right-minded person should recognise had nothing to do with age or experience, than on Aston Villa failing to beat the worst Manchester United side in living memory.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
No right-minded hospital leader wants to see AI models causing mischief.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Dom is a Wycombe Wanderers fan, middle class, educated to degree level and a likeable, right-minded fellow.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Our last, best chance to do away with this threat to our freedoms and our form of democracy is for every right-minded voter to turn out to their polling place on Nov. 5 and vote blue across the ballot.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
Eliza is a right-minded progressive who was active in the abolitionist movement in the 1830s.
—Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-minded
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Taylor Heinicke signed off on his NFL career Thursday evening, taking to social media to announce his retirement after an honorable seven-season career with five teams.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The vast majority are honorable and conform their actions to the rules.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Finally, there are ethical issues with profiting on things such as deaths, natural disasters and wars.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The ethical wisdom of classical Greece is preserved for all time in these quotes, expressed in lines of elegant, metrical verse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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So there is no real secret behind the scenes—just to work, to be honest, to meet personally with the people, to look into their eyes.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Stability grows through honest and thoughtful adjustments.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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This is true only in the narrowest sense.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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That was certainly true on Monday, as Lamont signed a new 124-page labor bill into law.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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One thing that makes Vim comfortable for me is the combination of Vim-Airline and Promptline, which together provide a nice status bar that helps highlight some useful info as one is editing a file.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Right now, trends favor nice and pleasant weather Mother's Day morning into mid-afternoon with the chance of rain increasing toward the dinner hour and beyond.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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While the new stadium deal has generated a lot of good press in the days since it was announced, both Swanston and Singh acknowledge that things are extremely early in the process.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Illinois Wesleyan recruit Conor McCabe went 2-for-4 and delivered a three-run double in the fifth inning to put the Knights (13-11, 6-5) ahead for good.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The lead up to this anniversary has happened alongside this looming, all-pervading sense that a revolution — both political and moral — is mounting.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The conceit also has a moral dimension.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Mother's Day Weekend, overall, is looking decent.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The Leafs still have two top-line stars in Auston Matthews and William Nylander, both taken high in the draft 10 and 12 years ago, and two emerging young talents in Matthew Knies and Easton Cowan, giving the makings of a decent top-six forward group already.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Right-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-minded. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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