free-spirited

adjective

Definition of free-spiritednext
as in nontraditional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-spirited
  1. nontraditional
  2. out-there
  3. maverick
  4. dissident
  5. heretical
Adjective
  • Another important step is investing in and driving education and training through both traditional and nontraditional channels, modernizing licensing and competency assessment for all roles.
    Theodore Chien, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Seen in this context, the nontraditional life of Annie Jackson resonates with the mythical Lydia.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of nontraditional
Adjective
  • Both filmmakers and composers thrive on raising the out-there bar on one another, resulting in the alternate grunt track.
    Scott Huver, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Wiles' TikTok account, with more than 60,000 followers, features skits of Vance with thick eyeliner and touting out-there political suggestions.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of out-there
Adjective
  • The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Sinema has modeled her political approach on the maverick style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who alienated the grassroots of his party by sometimes crossing the aisle to work with Democrats.
    Time, Time, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of maverick
Adjective
  • Cuban dissident artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who is currently jailed in Havana, has invited attendees of the upcoming Havana Biennial to visit him in prison as a part of an art project, the Art Newspaper reported Monday.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of dissident
Adjective
  • Thirst won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for the Palme d’Or, which is some great prestige for this heretical South Korean horror drama.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Both of them viewed Christianity and Judaism as so alike that each faith might view the other as a heretical version of its own teachings.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of heretical
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