single-minded
having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
dedicated; resolute; steadfast: He was single-minded in his concern for truth.
Origin of single-minded
1Other words for single-minded
Other words from single-minded
- sin·gle-mind·ed·ly, adverb
- sin·gle-mind·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby single-minded
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How to use single-minded in a sentence
Nobody doubts his manipulative skills or his single-minded agenda to advance the interests of the corporation he created.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine | Clive Irving | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEverything about Dr. Mike's bespeaks the single-minded passion of a man who has what he is quite certain is the best job on earth.
Dr. Mike’s Makes the Best Ice Cream on Earth | Jane & Michael Stern | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNick Gillespie on why their single-minded zealotry has gone too far.
Ban E-Cigarettes? The Anti-Smoking Lobby's Clueless Crusade | Nick Gillespie | August 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFred has a similarly single-minded approach to keeping his pub from failing, and a growing animosity toward his competition.
Must Reads: Margot Livesey, Robert Walser and More | Wendy Smith, Malcolm Forbes, Jane Ciabattari | February 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd other masters of literary journalism say they recognize the single-minded pursuit of truth at its core.
We thought pursuit had long been abandoned, but they are driven by single-minded hate, not by logic.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellDefects such as these could be readily corrected by association with the single-minded, painstaking, thorough Massinger.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip MassingerThey were united in a single-minded purpose, with failure before them—unless—He turned to the stranger.
Star Born | Andre NortonHe is, for evil or for good, the most single-minded man alive.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyThey admire his consistency and single-minded devotion to the interests of the Church which he guards.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for single-minded
having but one aim or purpose; dedicated
Derived forms of single-minded
- single-mindedly, adverb
- single-mindedness, noun
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