Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe someone who is open-minded in British Thesaurus

have/keep an open mind ()

to be willing to listen to other people’s opinions about someone or something

liberal (adjective)

accepting different opinions and ways of behaving and tending to be sympathetic to other people

tolerant (adjective)

willing to accept someone else’s beliefs, way of life etc without criticizing them, even if you disagree with them

open-minded (adjective)

willing to consider new ideas

receptive (adjective)

willing to listen or to consider suggestions

broad-minded (adjective)

willing to accept many different types of behaviour and not easily shocked

adaptable (adjective)

adaptable people can change their behaviour or ideas easily in order to deal with new situations

enterprising (adjective)

willing to try or think of new ideas or methods

open (adjective)

willing to consider many different possibilities

live and let live ()

used for saying that you should accept other people’s beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own

liberal (noun)

someone who accepts many different opinions or ways of behaving and tends to be sympathetic to other people

liberality (noun)

formal the attitude of someone who is willing to accept different opinions and different ways of behaving

openness (noun)

a tendency to accept new ideas, methods, or changes