freethinker
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
For me, the Mets were a badge of crude contrarianism: Everyone else liked the Phillies, but I was a freethinker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
He considered himself a freethinker, and he wanted to evaluate the Soviet system with his own eyes.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2023
Among Kanye West’s defenders, the thinking goes like this: He is a genius, a freethinker, an elevated conscience.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
“He’s a freethinker and has a great sense of humor. Odessa lacks a community spirit in many ways and Chris is trying to change that.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2020
Vincenzio was something of a freethinker, by the standards of the day, and had no great love of the forms and rituals of the Church.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
