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 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 Poppy’s clearly a type four, that was the individualist. — 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 See All Example Sentences for individualist

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Noun

Keegan had reestablished City not just as a good team, but a team who played entertaining football with maverick players, precisely what the fans had wanted for so long.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
This love, combined with egalitarian ideals, has made Hill a bit of a late-blooming maverick.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Definition of maverick

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