open minded
Willing to consider
Open minded describes a willingness to consider new ideas, perspectives, or experiences without prejudice.
Someone open minded doesn't dismiss unfamiliar viewpoints reflexively: Try to be open minded about the proposal before you reject it.
The trait suggests intellectual flexibility and receptiveness to change.
Also spelled open-minded and openminded.
- receptiveOpen to input
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- acceptingWilling to receive
- curiousEager to learn
- flexibleAble to bend freely
growth mindset · unprejudiced · big picture · liberal · progressive · free thinker · nonjudgmental · welcoming · hear me out · understanding · inclusive · adventurous · new experiences · willing · blank slate · exploring · listening · fresh perspective
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- Noncommittalneutral, undecided, on the fence, noncommittal, indifferent
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Unreceptive to new ideas
narrow-minded · rigid · inflexible · set in one's ways · hidebound
open mindedintolerant
Rejecting differing beliefs
bigoted · prejudiced · narrow-minded · judgmental · discriminatory
open mindeddogmatic
Asserting opinions as facts
doctrinaire · close-minded · rigid · orthodox · fundamentalist
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