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
Her thoughtfulness, confidence and free spirit are truly inspirational.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Nicky, a reckless free spirit, is also Adam’s ex and the biological mother of Adam and Chloe’s teenage son, Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan).
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But Endo, a free spirit who was one of Angel City first international signings in 2021, was the first truly influential Japanese player in Southern California.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Happy Birthday my sweet kind hearted free spirit girl @babychanelnicole.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Nicky, a reckless free spirit, is also Adam’s ex and the biological mother of Adam and Chloe’s teenage son, Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan).
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But Endo, a free spirit who was one of Angel City first international signings in 2021, was the first truly influential Japanese player in Southern California.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Happy Birthday my sweet kind hearted free spirit girl @babychanelnicole.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
Noun
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Long a getaway for elite sun seekers and a proving ground for maverick architects, Palm Springs and the surrounding communities have become a sandbox for provenance collectors.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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Twenty years later, Frey sees himself as a maverick and dismisses the controversy with a string of expletives.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Longreads,
25 June 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
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Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2024
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The classic stereotype, albeit not always accurate, is of the lone wolf with a basement full of Spam, a wall full of guns, and a mind full of conspiracy theories.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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The tenacity of the lone wolf myth has several sources.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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Blockbuster: Caravaggio 2025, Palazzo Barberini Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio—known far and wide as Caravaggio—was quite the enfant terrible.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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From the get-go, many recognized Ms. Sagan as a genuine talent, with critics likening her to the fellow literary enfant terrible Colette.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20spirit. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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