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
Poppy’s clearly a type four, that was the individualist.
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Onscreen, the writer in him, the personality in him, the originality in him, the individualist in him just brought the character to a different level.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
New York City is full of remorseless individualists who nonetheless stick to some codes very rigidly.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Based on actual events, Eden features a starry cast playing a disparate group of rugged individualists who all find themselves in the Galapagos in the early 20th century, each abandoning society in the hopes of creating a utopia.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Onscreen, the writer in him, the personality in him, the originality in him, the individualist in him just brought the character to a different level.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
New York City is full of remorseless individualists who nonetheless stick to some codes very rigidly.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Based on actual events, Eden features a starry cast playing a disparate group of rugged individualists who all find themselves in the Galapagos in the early 20th century, each abandoning society in the hopes of creating a utopia.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualist
Noun
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This isn’t the first time Tecovas has taken a maverick position.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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In 1992, Ross Perot ran as a maverick presidential candidate on one major issue, the peril of huge debts, deficits and especially interest payments that were devouring the budget and leaving less and less money for the retirees, health care and defense.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But, more intriguingly, the often shape-shifting iconoclast will be trying on what promises to be a new or at least evolved musical style.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The women in her stories feel profound, distinct uncertainty toward convention—less as iconoclasts than fierce individuals.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2025
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In a basketball world filled with brash personalities, the KU freshman describes himself as a loner.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Directed by Lynne Ramsay, the movie follows Joe (Joaquin Phoenix), an introverted loner who rescues women who find themselves in precarious positions.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Individualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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