like-minded

American  

[lahyk-mahyn-did] / ˈlaɪkˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

1. having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc..

   a like-minded friend.

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like-minded British  

adjective

1. agreeing in opinions, goals, etc

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Other Word Forms

• like-mindedness
  noun
• like-mindedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of like-minded

1520–30; like ¹ + minded ( def. 1 )

Explanation

When people are like-minded, they share similar opinions or preferences. If you’re really into kittens but all your friends like dogs, go to the cat show to meet like-minded people. Then you can chat about kittens all day long. Like-minded people stick together. If you love jousting, you might go to a Renaissance Faire to meet like-minded people. If you love Henry VIII, you might find like-minded friends to eat giant turkey legs with. If most of the citizens of your city agree about politics, it won't be surprising that your like-minded mayor is easily re-elected. Like-minded people get along.

Example Sentences

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like-minded

In the Bay Area, he rallied a group of like-minded young men to co-found Stop AI, a group devoted to “protecting human life by achieving a permanent global ban on artificial superintelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

"Being in nature with like-minded friends helps me feel like I'm washing away the stresses of the working week."

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

“It’s a community that I didn’t have. I’m blessed to be around like-minded men with no pressure,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

She said that, for many people like her, Twitch started out as a hobby, but then once videos were shared "you end up finding more like-minded people that way".

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

They forwarded leaflets to other like-minded students in Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Vienna, who also distributed them.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti