high-minded Synonyms
Strongest:
- detestable
- sordid
- abominable
- vicious
- squalid
- degraded
- hateful
- abominable
- offensive
- vile
- squalid
- debased
- degenerate
- repulsive
- low
- hateful
- detestable
- debased
- degenerate
- degraded
- contemptible
- despicable
- wretched
- base
- wretched
- vicious
- offensive
- repulsive
- despicable
- sordid
- ugly
- vile
- ignoble
- low
- ignoble
- contemptible
- base
- ugly
Strong:
- discreditable
- dastardly
- dirty
- narrow
- little
- coarse
- sorry
- crude
- lousy
- lousy
- narrow
- coarse
- sorry
- dastardly
- dirty
- little
- mean
- mean
- discreditable
- crude
- vulgar
- vulgar
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
honorable, sublime, gallant, great,noble, high, natural, lordly, lofty,chivalrous
detestable, sordid, abominable, vicious, squalid, degraded, hateful, abominable, offensive, vile
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.
