single-minded

[ sing-guhl-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.

dedicated; resolute; steadfast: He was single-minded in his concern for truth.

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single-issue, single-knit, single-lens reflex, single-lens reflex camera, single-malt, single-minded, single-name paper, single-parent, single-payer, single-phase, single-sex

Origin of single-minded

First recorded in 1570–80

SYNONYMS FOR single-minded

2 determined, persevering, inflexible, firm.

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Related formssin·gle-mind·ed·ly, adverbsin·gle-mind·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for single-minded

Nobody doubts his manipulative skills or his single-minded agenda to advance the interests of the corporation he created.
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Everything 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.
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Nick Gillespie on why their single-minded zealotry has gone too far.
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And other masters of literary journalism say they recognize the single-minded pursuit of truth at its core.
Jon Krakauer's Hunt for Truth|Nick Summers|April 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He is too good, too single-minded, too amiable, too much of a student to play the Csar.
Romantic Spain|John Augustus O'Shea
She was something for the single-minded and primitive McGregor to approach with caution.
Marching Men|Sherwood Anderson
Then, single-minded, he might have discovered to the end of his days.
1492|Mary Johnston
Mrs. Pasmer had the firm belief that Mavering was not single-minded, and she respected him for it.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells
But not so with his single-minded and quickly and justly appreciating daughter.
The Rangers|D. P. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for single-minded

single-minded

adjective

having but one aim or purpose; dedicated

Derived Formssingle-mindedly, adverbsingle-mindedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for single-minded

single-minded

adj.

1570s, "sincere, honest" (a sense also in single-hearted); meaning "having a single aim or purpose" is from 1860. See single (adj.) + minded. Related: Single-mindedly; single-mindedness.

single-minded

adjective

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single-minded

adjective

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