INDIVIDUALIST Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

individualist

noun

ˌin-də-ˈvi-jə-wə-list

Definition of individualist

as in maverick

a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs an individualist who steadfastly refuses to do what everyone else is doing

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Recent Examples of individualist Dylan was the embodiment of the skeptical, often aloof individualist, while the Beatles presented an ideal of unity and friendship. — Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 The time was ripe for the individualist, the pioneer, on the inventive front of industry. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026 In America, where capitalist and individualist ethics have always predominated, public health nonetheless managed to carve out a large cooperative space. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 Olive Nwosu‘s lively, humid debut feature zeroes in on a determined individualist in a city of over 17 million. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for individualist

Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualist

Noun

The Met’s next fashion exhibition at the Costume Institute will feature British fashion maverick John Galliano.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Committed to experimentation and interdisciplinary practice, New Frontier FLUX radically pushes at formal cinematic boundaries to champion and cultivate maverick, independent storytelling.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Definition of maverick

Noun

Primus’ Bay Area cult following snowballed into a deal with Virgin offshoot Caroline Records for their studio debut, 1990’s Frizzle Fry, which established Primus as irresistible genre iconoclasts.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
By the early 1990s, Eugene had earned itself a reputation as a beacon of progressive-minded irreverence, drawing a pungent mix of weirdos, iconoclasts, and freethinkers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of iconoclast

Noun

The fragile alliance is tested by newcomer Renata (Aimee Garcia), her doctor brother Luis (Raúl Castillo), and loner Dillard (Jimmi Simpson of Westworld fame).

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
In her peaceful neighborhood outside Tokyo, this loner spends more time observing her surroundings than acting upon them, save for her habit of regularly stealing random objects to throw into the school incinerator.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026