broadminded
Open to alternatives
Broadminded describes someone open to different ideas, behaviors, or lifestyles—willing to consider perspectives beyond their own experience or upbringing.
A broadminded parent doesn't impose rigid expectations.
A broadminded approach to policy weighs diverse viewpoints.
The word suggests tolerance without implying agreement: She was broadminded enough to hear him out.
Willing to receive
- nonjudgmentalNot forming harsh opinions
- unprejudicedFree from preconceptions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
compassionate · forgiving · patient · open-hearted · charitable · generous · lenient · indulgent
Allowing coexisting differences
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- diverseOf many types
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
egalitarian · democratic · welcoming · receptive · embracing · universal · worldly · internationalist
Free from prejudice
- objectivePurpose or goal
- neutralNot favoring any side
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- evenhandedFair to all parties
balanced · detached · equitable · just · reasonable · judicious · nonpartisan · unprejudiced
Anticipating future needs
- reformistAdvocate for gradual change
- modernOf recent times
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
innovative · pioneering · avant-garde · modernist · contemporary · trailblazing · nontraditional · unconventional
Free from external control
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- rationalistOne guided by reason
skeptical · questioning · intellectual · philosophical · humanistic · irreverent · unconventional · liberated
accepting
Willing to receive
- nonjudgmentalNot forming harsh opinions
- unprejudicedFree from preconceptions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
empathetic · compassionate · forgiving · patient · open-hearted · charitable · generous · lenient · indulgent · kind-hearted
pluralistic
Allowing coexisting differences
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- diverseOf many types
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
multicultural · egalitarian · democratic · welcoming · receptive · embracing · universal · worldly · internationalist · cross-cultural
unbiased
Free from prejudice
- objectivePurpose or goal
- neutralNot favoring any side
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
evenhanded · balanced · detached · equitable · just · reasonable · judicious · nonpartisan · unprejudiced · open
forward-thinking
Anticipating future needs
- reformistAdvocate for gradual change
- modernOf recent times
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
visionary · innovative · pioneering · avant-garde · modernist · contemporary · trailblazing · nontraditional · unconventional · groundbreaking
independent
Free from external control
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- secularNonreligious, worldly
rationalist · skeptical · questioning · intellectual · philosophical · humanistic · irreverent · unconventional · liberated · individualistic
- open-mindednessopen-mindedness, openness, receptivity, receptiveness, receptive
broadmindednarrowminded
Intolerant of differing views
narrow-minded · closed-minded · intolerant · bigoted · small-minded
broadmindedpuritanical
Excessively strict about morals
prudish · straitlaced · strait-laced · moralistic · censorious
broadmindedintolerant
Rejecting differing beliefs
bigoted · prejudiced · narrow · illiberal · judgmental