as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows
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Recent Examples of iconoclast
The women in her stories feel profound, distinct uncertainty toward convention—less as iconoclasts than fierce individuals.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
That is not a slight against Craig, whose ’90s-boy-band bangs and Foghorn Leghorn accent make private detective Benoit Blanc a delightful iconoclast.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The show’s hosts, Charlotte Shane and Jo Livingstone, are two of our coolest literary iconoclasts.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Here Zohran lives again, too, in the character of a charming iconoclast who achieved rapid success at a young age.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
That is not a slight against Craig, whose ’90s-boy-band bangs and Foghorn Leghorn accent make private detective Benoit Blanc a delightful iconoclast.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The show’s hosts, Charlotte Shane and Jo Livingstone, are two of our coolest literary iconoclasts.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Here Zohran lives again, too, in the character of a charming iconoclast who achieved rapid success at a young age.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iconoclast
maverick
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Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Besides more on maverick Turner’s death, talking about that transaction was kind of the point today of anyone really listening to the soon-to-exiting WBD execs.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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“Iconoclast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclast. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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