up-minded

adjective

Up-beat; positive; progressive.

Meanings

adjectiveup-minded (comparative more up-minded, superlative most up-minded)

comparative more up-minded · superlative most up-minded · alternative upminded

  1. Up-beat; positive; progressive.

    The master of New Helvetia himself was hearty and up-minded as ever.

    2001, Cecelia Holland, An Ordinary Woman: A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey
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    If people are upminded about future possibilities, present tragedies diminish in psychological consequence.

    1975, Playgirl

    They are representative reform and opening up-minded officials in North Korea.

    1997, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, Summary of world broadcasts

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“up-minded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-minded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up-minded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-minded.

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