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单词 high-minded
释义

high-minded

adjective

high-mind·​ed ˈhī-ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce high-minded (audio)
: marked by elevated principles and feelings
also : pretentious
too high-minded to read any fiction Alfred Kazin
high-mindedly adverb
high-mindedness noun

Synonyms

  • big
  • chivalrous
  • elevated
  • gallant
  • great
  • greathearted
  • high
  • lofty
  • lordly
  • magnanimous
  • natural
  • noble
  • sublime
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Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined above

high-minded

adjective

1
as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • noble
  • great
  • honorable
  • high
  • sublime
  • gallant
  • magnanimous
  • chivalrous
  • lofty
  • heroic
  • big
  • lordly
  • natural
  • elevated
  • worthy
  • exalted
  • valiant
  • heroical
  • venerable
  • greathearted
  • ennobled
  • regal
  • inspiring
  • uplifting
  • glorified
  • knightly
  • magnificent
  • numinous
  • majestic
  • moving
  • princely
  • august

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ignoble
  • low
  • sordid
  • debased
  • degenerate
  • vile
  • contemptible
  • wretched
  • hateful
  • degraded
  • squalid
  • despicable
  • vicious
  • base
  • detestable
  • repulsive
  • ugly
  • abominable
  • offensive
  • little
  • dastardly
  • lousy
  • dirty
  • sorry
  • narrow
  • mean
  • discreditable
  • vulgar
  • ignominious
  • coarse
  • crude
  • humiliating
  • degrading
  • small-minded
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2
as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • arrogant
  • pretentious
  • grandiose
  • pompous
  • highfalutin
  • ostentatious
  • hifalutin
  • proud
  • smug
  • la-di-da
  • affected
  • snippy
  • la-de-da
  • sententious
  • grandiloquent
  • lah-di-dah
  • cavalier
  • vainglorious
  • vain
  • bumptious
  • lah-dee-dah
  • egotistic
  • confident
  • conceited
  • uppity
  • snobbish
  • supercilious
  • haughty
  • high-toned
  • lah-de-dah
  • high-flown
  • egoistic
  • aggressive
  • presumptuous
  • important
  • snobby
  • assertive
  • imperious
  • prideful
  • high-and-mighty
  • high-sounding
  • impudent
  • disdainful
  • egotistical
  • complacent
  • self-important
  • hoity-toity
  • boastful
  • egoistical
  • self-satisfied
  • self-aggrandizing
  • self-complacent
  • rude
  • audacious
  • showy
  • overweening
  • self-conceited
  • self-centered
  • self-dramatizing
  • high-handed
  • self-glorifying
  • airy
  • insolent
  • cheeky
  • sure
  • brassy
  • self-obsessed
  • superior
  • bragging
  • flamboyant
  • braggart
  • glitzy
  • cocky
  • self-assertive
  • flashy
  • gaudy
  • self-promoting
  • lordly
  • garish
  • stuck-up
  • self-assured
  • self-pleased
  • bold
  • self-asserting
  • flaunting
  • self-confident
  • high-hat
  • splashy
  • forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • modest
  • unpretentious
  • humble
  • unassuming
  • homely
  • meek
  • demure
  • lowly
  • unassertive
  • timid
  • passive
  • quiet
  • diffident
  • retiring
  • down-to-earth
  • bashful
  • reserved
  • shy
  • mousy
  • mousey
  • overmodest
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