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

People like Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who's a Florida Republican and kind of a maverick on some issues, were tweeting very soon after this warning came out saying that Congress needed to do something.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Bill Kerby, the maverick screenwriter who wrote the first draft of the Bette Midler-starring rock drama The Rose and worked on The Last American Hero, The Gravy Train and Hooper as well, has died.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of maverick

Noun

In the dot-com and digital revolutions that followed, many of the people who sold the hardware, coded the software, and built the platforms were seen as iconoclasts themselves.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026
John Baldessari was one of the great iconoclasts of 20th century art.

— Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of iconoclast

Noun

Responding to an ad in the newspaper puts Bernie in contact with Comer’s Araminta, a loner whose ultimate dream is to embalm a human body as the crown jewel of her taxidermy collection, which includes all sorts of fauna.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026