high-minded Synonyms
Strongest:
- degenerate
- degenerate
- hateful
- repulsive
- debased
- squalid
- ignoble
- base
- degraded
- detestable
- low
- squalid
- sordid
- contemptible
- base
- repulsive
- abominable
- abominable
- low
- contemptible
- debased
- ugly
- offensive
- vicious
- offensive
- ugly
- despicable
- despicable
- sordid
- vile
- hateful
- detestable
- ignoble
- wretched
- vile
- vicious
- degraded
- wretched
Strong:
- dastardly
- discreditable
- sorry
- dirty
- lousy
- little
- mean
- narrow
- mean
- dastardly
- vulgar
- vulgar
- discreditable
- crude
- little
- sorry
- lousy
- dirty
- coarse
- crude
- coarse
- narrow
Weak:
high-minded Meaning
high-minded (s)
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
high-minded (a.)
Proud; arrogant.
Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; -- opposed to mean.
high-minded Sentence Examples
- Her high-minded ideals often clashed with the harsh realities of life.
- The company's high-minded mission statement was at odds with its unethical practices.
- The senator's high-minded rhetoric concealed his self-serving agenda.
- The professor's high-minded pursuit of knowledge isolated him from the world.
- The politician's high-minded speeches were mere hot air designed to win votes.
- The philanthropist's high-minded generosity was driven by a desire for recognition.
- The artist's high-minded vision was incompatible with the commercial demands of the market.
- The activist's high-minded protests were dismissed as unrealistic and idealistic.
- The philosopher's high-minded ideas were too abstract for ordinary people to grasp.
- The writer's high-minded prose alienated him from the general public.
FAQs About the word high-minded
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or styleProud; arrogant., Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated pri
sublime, gallant, honorable, high,noble, great, heroic, lofty, big, elevated
degenerate, degenerate, hateful, repulsive, debased, squalid,ignoble, base, degraded, detestable
Her high-minded ideals often clashed with the harsh realities of life.
The company's high-minded mission statement was at odds with its unethical practices.
The senator's high-minded rhetoric concealed his self-serving agenda.
The professor's high-minded pursuit of knowledge isolated him from the world.
