freethinking

adjective

Definition of freethinkingnext
as in dissident

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  1. dissident
  2. nontraditional
  3. out-there
  4. iconoclastic
  5. dissenting
  6. free-spirited
  7. nonconformist
  8. maverick
Adjective
  • The regime transmuted its coercive force into political legitimacy through the spectacular destruction of dissident bodies, restoring reverence for the Eagle.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In January 1977 the writer, dissident, and future president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, was arrested by the Communist regime for his part in organizing the groundbreaking Czechoslovak human rights initiative, Charter 77.
    — Václav Havel, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissident
Adjective
  • According to the Navy, this approach can help nontraditional defense companies move technologies from research and development toward procurement.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • President Obama was accused of limiting access to independent photojournalists, and famously favored nontraditional media outlets at the advent of the social media age.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of nontraditional
Adjective
  • For music this uncompromising and out-there, the process is just as, if not more, important as the result.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
  • When scouting celebrity style, bold, out-there looks sometimes aren’t the ones that resonate the most.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of out-there
Adjective
  • With Carrie, the architect of an elaborate dollhouse, and Florine, a painter whose iconoclastic canvases have made their way into the modernist canon, Ettie hosted a salon frequented by the day’s avant garde.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Golden, who is no stranger to voting against his party, has taken an iconoclastic approach to his last months in Congress by repeatedly backing Republican procedural votes.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 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
  • Jo, raised by her grandmother, is hyperactive, wild, free-spirited, and a talented artist but often acts out in school.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Hoffs grew up in the quintessentially 1970s free-spirited SoCal environment.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 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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“Freethinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freethinking. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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