freethinking

adjective

Definition of freethinkingnext
as in dissident

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freethinking
  1. dissident
  2. nontraditional
  3. out-there
  4. iconoclastic
  5. dissenting
  6. free-spirited
  7. nonconformist
  8. maverick
Adjective
  • The lawsuit comes less than a year after Schwapp asked state officials to prosecute dissident Town Council member Shamar Mahon for allegedly living in Hartford while serving in Bloomfield.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The operation, conducted by the army and the Colombian Aerospace Force in the municipality of Mapiripán, also killed three other members of the dissident group, De la Espriella said Sunday.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissident
Adjective
  • Employers are missing a significant pool of talent by not including students from community colleges and those with certifications or nontraditional backgrounds.
    — Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Digital media and the people who star in it have been cultural mainstays for teens’ entire lives, so creating social media, video or podcast content seems a natural, albeit nontraditional, career path.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of nontraditional
Adjective
  • They’re made from a faux leather that, frankly, looks really expensive, and are available in 20 colors, including some more out-there prints.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Guitarist Adam Turay and trumpeter Ryan Easter both come from the jazzier side of the tracks, the former playing with Afro-R&B group the Narcotix, the latter with more out-there units like WRENS.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Definition of out-there
Adjective
  • Within years, the iconoclastic comic was a weary and defeated man — broke, baggy-eyed, and prematurely old.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But for the iconoclastic Coppola, a desire to work with an up-and-coming actor, who his friends Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese had discovered and was not yet a star, became the other key impetus to make the film.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of iconoclastic
Adjective
  • The Fed’s interest rate-setting committee is divided and saw the most dissenting votes in more than three decades last month.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.
    — Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
Definition of dissenting
Adjective
  • Think earthy, free-spirited garb, Bohemian crafts and clothing, and the visual symbols of Wicca and other witchcraft traditions.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Per an IMDb synopsis, Newlyweds sees a free-spirited woman (Leoni) marry a reserved professor (Daly) after a brief, passionate romance.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of free-spirited
Adjective
  • This dogmatic approach to revolutionary citizenship led to the horrible treatment of any perceived as nonconformist, such as LGBTQ people, hippies or punks.
    — Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
  • In the end, Levine’s profile of the nonconformist genius reveals just how superb a dancer Cole was.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of nonconformist
Adjective
  • The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • But the true landmark was Pierre Balmain’s Vent Vert, created by maverick female perfumer Germaine Cellier (also the mastermind behind Robert Piguet’s showstopping Fracas) in 1947.
    — Town & Country, Town & Country, 19 Dec. 2022
Definition of maverick
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