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
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
Soon a lone wolf howled behind us.
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Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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.
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Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There’s a lone wolf fighting for his survival on his own.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
Soon a lone wolf howled behind us.
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Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
There is a perverse possibility that these lone-wolf acts could lead to collective punishment.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone wolf
Noun
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His maverick persona and armored storm-chasing vehicle, the Dominator 3 — featured on Jay Leno’s Garage — directly inspired the character of Tyler Owens, played by Glen Powell in the 2024 summer blockbuster Twisters.
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In a way, the fact that Huston was made up of two halves — one part iconoclastic maverick, one part old school craftsman — gave him an edge his fellow septuagenarians lacked.
Adjective
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There were cartoon beavers everywhere, brisket sandwiches far better than any gas station should be able to produce, and a bar of jerky (and a wall of jerky next to it for the impatient or antisocial).
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When ear met in 2024 at transfer student orientation at Bard, both were emerging from their own antisocial caves, unconsciously looking for their other half.
Noun
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As Kissinger understood, even lone rangers need friends.
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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.
Adjective
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That could lead to Arraez making it in as a reserve, or the Giants’ lone selection or selections being a pitcher or pitchers.
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The sun was blinding, my lone witness.
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Baez’s sister described her brother as a free spirit who wandered up and down the East Coast, from Florida to his home state of Massachusetts, where his two children live with their mother.
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But art must be an expression of man’s free spirit.
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.
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
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At the heart of the documentary are the contrasting journeys of former enfant terrible of UK cuisine Marco Pierre White, and the young team behind rising Italian Japanese fusion restaurant Angelina in London’s hipster Dalston neighborhood.
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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.
Adjective
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Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolf. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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