high-minded
adjective
high-mind·ed
ˈhī-ˈmīn-dəd 
: marked by elevated principles and feelings
high-mindedly
adverb
high-mindedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of high-minded in a Sentence
high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate
she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
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The biggest emotional gut punch comes not from anything that happens to Strings, but when Essie is predictably cast aside as yet another pawn in the crooner's game of high-minded self-absorption.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Introduced as a chance for high-minded singles earnestly seeking lifelong love to find their soulmates, sight unseen, the show has since faced constant controversy, ranging from participants’ complaints about the conditions on set to a handful of alarming lawsuits.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Now such tastings are considerably less high-minded, and, if conducted with conviviality in mind, a way of getting together without the preparation and expense of a full dinner party.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This rhetoric may sound high-minded, but—not surprisingly—Altman’s position is also somewhat self-interested.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Introduced as a chance for high-minded singles earnestly seeking lifelong love to find their soulmates, sight unseen, the show has since faced constant controversy, ranging from participants’ complaints about the conditions on set to a handful of alarming lawsuits.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Now such tastings are considerably less high-minded, and, if conducted with conviviality in mind, a way of getting together without the preparation and expense of a full dinner party.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This rhetoric may sound high-minded, but—not surprisingly—Altman’s position is also somewhat self-interested.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“High-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-minded. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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