like-minded

adjective

like-mind·​ed ˈlīk-ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce like-minded (audio)
: having a like disposition or purpose : of the same mind or habit of thought
like-mindedly adverb
like-mindedness noun

Examples of like-minded in a Sentence

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Japan previously selected the Philippines as the first beneficiary of its Official Security Assistance program for like-minded partners. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 The Boys’ Cathedral Oaks home was a hub for like-minded artists and creatives. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2025 Should Kennedy appoint like-minded vaccine skeptics to the ACIP committee, that could undermine the public’s trust in vaccines even further. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 By demonstrating resolution on this issue, and political unity domestically and with one another and other like-minded countries, more decisive pressure can be applied to the Kremlin. Robert Hormats, Time, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for like-minded

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of like-minded was in 1526

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“Like-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like-minded. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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