BROAD-MINDED Synonyms

• tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• having political or social views favoring reform and progress

• given or giving freely

• not literal

• ready to entertain new ideas

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open to arguments, ideas, or change

• of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

• able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

• showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

• tolerant and forgiving under provocation

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

• showing the capacity for endurance

• characterized by a lack of partiality

• without bias

• tolerating without protest

• including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

• refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

• of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

• a member of a Catholic church

• free from provincial prejudices or attachments

• growing or occurring in many parts of the world

• composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests

• a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

• of worldwide scope or applicability

• unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

• unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

• not preventive

• granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

• favoring or promoting progress

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

• gradually advancing in extent

• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

• advancing in severity

• unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

• free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

• incapable of being shocked