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- [sing-guh l mahyn-did]
- /ˈsɪŋ gəl ˈmaɪn dɪd/
- /ˈsɪŋɡl maɪnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sing-guh l mahyn-did]
- /ˈsɪŋ gəl ˈmaɪn dɪd/
Definitions of single-minded word
- adjective single-minded having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program. 1
- adjective single-minded dedicated; resolute; steadfast: He was single-minded in his concern for truth. 1
- adjective single-minded determined, focused 1
- adjective single-minded Someone who is single-minded has only one aim or purpose and is determined to achieve it. 0
- adjective single-minded having but one aim or purpose; dedicated 0
- abbreviation SINGLE-MINDED single-hearted 0
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Origin of single-minded
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Single-minded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
single-minded popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for single-minded
noun single-minded
- arbitrariness — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- compatibility — compatible
- concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
- dedication — A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.
- determination — Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
adj single-minded
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- dead set — absolutely
- dedicated — You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
- determined — If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
adjective single-minded
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- careerist — Careerist people are ambitious and think that their career is more important than anything else.
- fixated — to fix; make stable or stationary.
- focused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
adverb single-minded
- ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- doggedly — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
- rabidly — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
Antonyms for single-minded
adj single-minded
- multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
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