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like-minded

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

The like-minded politicians voted the same way so often they were thought of as one person rather than two.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unlike-minded

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

of the same turn of mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English like English mind Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English like-minded From like + mind + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Chinese Mandarin: 志同道合的 (zhìtóngdàohé de) — of similar opinion
Dutch: gelijkgestemd — of similar opinion
Dutch: gelijkgezind — of similar opinion
Finnish: samanmielinen — of similar opinion
German: gleich gesinnt — of similar opinion
German: gleichgesinnt — of similar opinion
Greek: ομοϊδεάτης (omoïdeátis) — of similar opinion
Hungarian: hasonlóan gondolkozó — of similar opinion
Hungarian: azonos gondolkodású — of similar opinion
Italian: affini — of similar opinion
Italian: con lo stesso pensiero — of similar opinion
Latvian: bendramintis — of similar opinion
Portuguese: de opinião similar — of similar opinion
Spanish: de similar opinión — of similar opinion
Spanish: con ideas afines — of similar opinion
Spanish: del mismo parecer — of similar opinion
Swedish: likasinnad — of similar opinion
Turkish: kafadar — of similar opinion
Turkish: kafa dengi — of similar opinion

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more like-minded — comparative
most like-minded — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: like-mindedness, unlike-minded

Related: like, similar

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