like-minded

[ lahyk-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈlaɪkˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.

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Origin of like-minded

1520–30; like¹ + minded (def. 1)

OTHER WORDS FROM like-minded

like-mind·ed·ly, adverblike-mind·ed·ness, noun

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How to use like-minded in a sentence

Wherever he travels, Václav Klaus can be assured a welcome reception from likeminded free marketers.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At VNN, Miller appears to have found a community of likeminded people with whom he could share his ideas.
White Nationalists Reject Kansas City Suspect Frazier Glenn Miller|Caitlin Dickson|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For such a diverse city, the Los Angeles City Council is a depressing bastion of likeminded men.
Los Angeles Politics Needs More Women|John Phillips|May 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
City Hall is not only full of men, it's full of very likeminded men.
Los Angeles Politics Needs More Women|John Phillips|May 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Walter Olson, a legal scholar and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says a rash of likeminded suits will likely follow.
More Trouble for Greg Mortenson|Mike Giglio|June 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One asks of whom this statement is made—that he finds none likeminded—that all seek their own?
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians|Robert Rainy
The society of ones fellows, even though they be likeminded, is a distraction and a hindrance.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for like-minded

like-minded

adjective

agreeing in opinions, goals, etc

Derived forms of like-minded

like-mindedly, adverblike-mindedness, noun

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