broad-mindedness


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Antonyms for broad-mindedness

an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior

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Opposition Leader Syed Khursheed Shah said that the government should demonstrate broad-mindedness and allow debate the issue.
Because they are not reliant on hope but on the blend of brilliance provided by Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey and the broad-mindedness of the stubborn skipper in defence in the shape of Ashley Williams.
At a certain point, the rigidity of authoritarian leaders must, naturally, clash with the broad-mindedness of intellectuals.
The law aims to provide a foundation for the environment of tolerance, broad-mindedness and acceptance in the UAE
"I am free," he said, "to draw a triangle if I give it three sides, but not, in a stroke of broad-mindedness, 57 sides." Bishop Sheen held to a "narrow" definition of "triangle," without which the word would have no meaning--like the modern, broad-minded "interpretation" of marriage.
One of the galleries' policies is to keep the broad-mindedness that characterized Lebanese for many centuries.
In either case, these efforts most often fail, and usually because, as with Milton's only apparent broad-mindedness, they conceal their own privileged truths.
Think about the range of possibilities with in a single grape species Vitis vinifera--and apply that broad-mindedness to oak.
Lasting change was found in the part of the personality known as openness, which includes traits related to imagination, aesthetics, feelings, abstract ideas and general broad-mindedness, explained researchers at John Hopkins University School of Medicine who conducted the study.
Lasting change in the part of the personality known as openness, which includes traits related to imagination, aesthetics, feelings, abstract ideas and general broad-mindedness was found in nearly 51 participants in the study who were administered the compound.
P.S: Look towards progress and broad-mindedness not backward and to the dark ages!!
Displaying tact, sensitivity, broad-mindedness, and vision, he prevented starvation and thus won over Emperor Hirohito and his people, imposed a democratic constitution on Japan, insisted on equal rights for women, reformed the educational system, improved the Japanese medical system, and made strides in restarting the economy that had been virtually destroyed by air attacks during the war.
But as not all the residents of Walford are known for their broad-mindedness, things should get interesting.
It is always a problem when cultural criticism is driven by its own political assumptions or displays the habit of caricaturing other approaches, precisely as it seeks to question assumption-driven criticism or demonstrate broad-mindedness.