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
Marion, who wears his trademark cowboy hat, is big on energy and being a free spirit.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Exhausted and piqued after overhearing a patronizing conversation about David, Ester leaves in the caravan, taking her son on an impromptu drive, during which they are joined by livewire free spirit Zuza (Juliana Brutovska).
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 24 May 2025
Her thoughtfulness, confidence and free spirit are truly inspirational.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
The term coined by Monsieur’s lead vocalist, Catalina García, captures that free spirit that has characterized the Latin Grammy-winning band’s essence.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Exhausted and piqued after overhearing a patronizing conversation about David, Ester leaves in the caravan, taking her son on an impromptu drive, during which they are joined by livewire free spirit Zuza (Juliana Brutovska).
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 24 May 2025
Her thoughtfulness, confidence and free spirit are truly inspirational.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
The term coined by Monsieur’s lead vocalist, Catalina García, captures that free spirit that has characterized the Latin Grammy-winning band’s essence.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
Noun
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One is Shinjiro Koizumi, the 44-year-old son of maverick former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who led the country from 2001 to 2006.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the early 70s, the British maverick had already made a name for himself with Deliverance, which was the kind of artsy genre flick championed by a New Hollywood whose directors owed more to the European arthouse than to classic studio fare.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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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Think wolf pack versus lone wolf.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These are fairly simple and widely understood forms of doping—the kind of thing a lone wolf could pull off.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The spectacular failure of aspiring enfant terrible David Hogg this week in the first test of his youth movement in an Arizona House primary would seem to point in the same direction, but look closer.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
18 July 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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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20spirit. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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