free spirit

free spirit

noun

Definition of FREE SPIRIT

: nonconformist 2

— free–spir·it·ed \ˈfrē-ˈspir-ə-təd\ adjective

Examples of FREE SPIRIT

1. Their daughter is a real free spirit.
2. <an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town>

First Known Use of FREE SPIRIT

1970

Related to FREE SPIRIT

Synonyms: bohemian, boho, counterculturist, deviant, enfant terrible, nonconformist, heretic, iconoclast, individualist, loner, lone ranger, lone wolf, maverick, nonconformer

Antonyms: conformer, conformist

Related Words: freethinker; character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; eight ball, misfit, outsider; aberrant, anomaly

Near Antonyms: adherent, follower, supporter; sheep

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Rhymes with FREE SPIRIT

dispirit, inspirit, proof spirit, vizierate