as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
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Recent Examples of lone wolf
Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The historian blames lil T’s shift from team player to lone wolf.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
To blame the Left or the Right for this lone-wolf act is total surface-level mentality.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Soon a lone wolf howled behind us.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The historian blames lil T’s shift from team player to lone wolf.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The Gooneral’s attendees didn’t care that Malone was, from all available evidence, not a gooner at all but rather an unaffiliated, lone-wolf pervert.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
To blame the Left or the Right for this lone-wolf act is total surface-level mentality.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone wolf
Adjective
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And, perhaps, his mental-health struggles, his mood swings, and the antisocial behaviors that The Dark Wizard recounts and suggests were the cost of — or maybe the reason for — his athletic prowess.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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That means that the child is inadvertently traumatized and is antisocial.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s what being a maverick is about.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Andrew Yang enjoys being a maverick.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The lone exception will be Friday night, when the Royals’ game against the Twins in Minneapolis will only be available for viewing on Apple TV.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Less than 20 years ago, Emmy’s top drama and comedy categories were dominated by the four major broadcast networks and one, lone subscription television service, HBO.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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As Kissinger understood, even lone rangers need friends.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 May 2024
Adjective
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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
Noun
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But art must be an expression of man’s free spirit.—
Jessica George,
JSTOR Daily,
27 May 2026
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Redford played a conservative lawyer who marries Fonda, a free spirit.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Noun
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Javier Bardem is terrific as a former enfant terrible filmmaker who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter by putting her in his new movie in The Beloved, which eschews the easy sentimental beats but also ends up short on many satisfying ones.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Here is a director who gets off on being an enfant terrible even at 55 years old.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolf. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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