Civic-minded
adj.kind, thoughtfulprofessional
What it means
Concerned with supporting public life and improving the wider community.
Reach for it when praising practical attention to civic needs, institutions, or participation
Civic-minded residents translated the ballot guide into four local languages.
Choose between these
6- everyday
active participation is enough for the sentence
not when Someone can be deeply involved in a private club without any civic concern.
- warm
local people's shared wellbeing motivates the person
not when Community-minded is local and social; civic-minded can include laws, voting, and public institutions.
- warm
helpful conduct among nearby people deserves praise
not when Neighborly kindness may stay personal and never extend to civic structures.
- professional
civically engaged
participation in public processes is visible and ongoing
not when Engagement records activity but may not reveal generous motives.
- formal
public-minded
decisions consistently consider society beyond private interest
not when Public-minded is less familiar and can sound like policy jargon.
- formal
active concern for the common good is central
not when Public-spirited can sound ceremonial and may hide which concrete civic work was done.
Said against
4- apathetic
- disengaged
- self-serving
- public apathy
It naturally appears in
4- civic-minded citizens
Civic-minded citizens monitored the crossing until permanent lights were installed.
- civic-minded residents
Civic-minded residents opened the meeting to renters as well as homeowners.
- civic-minded organization
The civic-minded organization publishes its grant decisions in plain language.
- civic-minded group
The civic-minded group invited tenants to set the agenda.
Where this comes from
- merriam-webster, adjective sense 1 opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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