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

Such questions, in fact, may not be the right ones to ask about the man variously described as a teacher, philosopher, maverick mystic, and enlightened person.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
For Jia, who has watched generations of Chinese talents develop in a variety of ways, his hope is for these Chinese mavericks playing in America to stay.

— Fred He, CNN Money, 2 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

But Jake is traumatized after losing his mother and has become a loner who struggles socially.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
The records also include transcripts of police interviews with Westman's father, ex-girlfriend, close friend and former co-workers, describing Westman as somewhat of a loner prone to depression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026