as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town
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Recent Examples of free spirit
Bradley is a bit of a free spirit herself.
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Young tutor Will Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) falls for Agnes (Buckley), a free spirit who some think is a forest witch.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Elliott says her free spirit stems from growing up with an artist as a dad who didn’t really enforce a strict schedule.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Young tutor Will Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) falls for Agnes (Buckley), a free spirit who some think is a forest witch.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Elliott says her free spirit stems from growing up with an artist as a dad who didn’t really enforce a strict schedule.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
Noun
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Carl Anka Trent Alexander-Arnold’s England career is a fascinating case study in why team sports can prefer the orthodox to the mavericks.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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And what once was a simple majority-rules vote each week has been complicated by the addition of individual immunity idols and advantages that can shift the balance of power from the collective toward maverick individuals.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Noun
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As Kissinger understood, even lone rangers need friends.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 May 2024
Noun
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This was a lone wolf, in my opinion.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lone wolf fighting for his survival on his own.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The epitome of an enfant terrible, Rimbaud was a rebellious adolescent with a tempestuous personal life (ask fellow poet Paul Verlaine).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Which means the former enfant terrible has now been enshrined as a member of the Establishment.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20spirit. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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