FREE-THINKING Synonyms

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

• tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• having political or social views favoring reform and progress

• given or giving freely

• not literal

• not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

• someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

• a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

• not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion

• ready to entertain new ideas

• resisting control or authority

• discontented as toward authority

• participating in organized resistance to a constituted government

• not conforming to accepted rules or standards

• not conventional or conformist

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

• a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

• unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

• unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

• unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)