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single-minded Definition

single-minded (-mīndid)

adjective

  1. single-hearted
  2. with only one aim or purpose

single-minded Related Forms
single-mindedly adverb single-mindedness noun
single-minded Synonyms

single-minded

modif.

stubborn, self-reliant, bigoted, with one aim, with one purpose, devoted; see also determined 1, selfish 1.

single-minded Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • salvation: So look for someone who's single-minded about salvation.

Modifies a noun

  • devotion: We must not forget his single-minded devotion to God's law.
  • determination: Working in what was then very much a man's world, she pursued her ambition to become a great artist with single-minded determination.
  • obsession: The fact that they are united by a single-minded obsession about customers.
  • pursuit: In the single-minded pursuit of their subjects, some academics become detached from the ordinary things of life.
  • dedication: Everything you could need for two wheels, with a single-minded dedication to provide the best possible customer service.
  • focus: I expect the same kind of single-minded focus from the client.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Waddell, however, was a very single-minded man who mixed a clear vision of what he wanted with the determination to achieve it.
  • not: If you're not single-minded and tough in these instances, your entrepreneurial activity is pretty meaningless.
  • so: But what crowd was ever so numerous, or so single-minded?
  • also: The key in a racing driver's character is to be ambitious, ruthless and also single-minded.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: It comes from courage to speak out and remaining single-minded.