right-minded
/'rait'maindid/
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Having or showing sound moral judgment and principles; thinking or acting in a way that is considered correct, fair, or honorable. This describes a person whose opinions and actions are based on a sense of what is morally right and socially acceptable.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- Every right-minded person condemns violence and discrimination. (This means any person with sound moral principles would condemn these things.)
- It is the duty of all right-minded citizens to vote. (This implies that voting is the correct and responsible action for citizens with good judgment.)
- Her proposal received support from right-minded members of the committee who saw its fairness.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to imply a consensus among reasonable, morally upright people, sometimes to persuade others by suggesting that disagreeing would be unreasonable.
- Example: "Any right-minded observer would agree that the policy was a success."
Variants and Related Words
- Right-mindedness (noun): The quality or state of being right-minded.
- Example: His right-mindedness was never in question.
Synonyms
- Principled
- Ethical
- Moral
- Upstanding
- Right-thinking
Antonyms
- Unprincipled
- Unethical
- Immoral
- Wrong-headed
Adjective
- disposed toward or having views based on what is right
- respect for law which every right-minded citizen ought to have- Bertrand Russell