minded

adjective

mind·​ed ˈmīn-dəd 

1

: inclined, disposed

2

: having a mind especially of a specified kind or concerned with a specified thing

—usually used in combination

narrow-minded

health-minded

mindedness

ˈmīn-dəd-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• amenable
• disposed
• fain
• game
• glad
• inclined
• ready
• willing

Examples of minded in a Sentence

in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a good, high minded debate as things go these days. —Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024

In the effort to oust him, reporters revealed that he was being specially minded by his sometime-drug-addict son Hunter, his wife, and a handful of trusted aides. —Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 26 Sep. 2024

Reuters reported Wednesday that OpenAI will become a B Corporation—essentially a socially minded for-profit company—with its nonprofit continuing to exist, but only as a minority shareholder. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024

An affordable, ecologically minded hotel for active travelers. —Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing minded

• absent-minded
• air-minded
• bloody-minded
• broad-minded
• civic-minded
• closed-minded
• close-minded
• evil-minded
• fair-minded
• feeble-minded
• high-minded
• large-minded
• light-minded
• like-minded
• literal-minded
• low-minded
• narrow-minded
• open-minded
• right-minded
• serious-minded
• single-minded
• small-minded
• social-minded
• strong-minded
• tender-minded
• tough-minded
• weak-minded
• worldly-minded

Kids Definition

minded

adjective

mind·​ed ˈmīn-dəd 

1

: having a specified kind of mind

narrow-minded

2

: greatly interested in something specified

bargain-minded customers