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single-minded

sin·gle-mind·ed
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sing-guh l mahyn-did]
    • /ˈsɪŋ gəl ˈmaɪn dɪd/
    • /ˈsɪŋɡl maɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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