lone wolf 1 of 2

noun

Definition of lone wolfnext
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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lone-wolf

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adjective

as in antisocial

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Recent Examples of lone wolf
Noun
Dylan is a lone wolf, who, per Variety, has a fear of commitment and is also an ex of Fawn's. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 This was a lone wolf, in my opinion. — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
There is a perverse possibility that these lone-wolf acts could lead to collective punishment. — 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 See All Example Sentences for lone wolf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone wolf
  1. maverick
  2. antisocial
  3. lone ranger
  4. lone
  5. free spirit
  6. unsociable
  7. enfant terrible
  8. unsocial
Noun
  • This love, combined with egalitarian ideals, has made Hill a bit of a late-blooming maverick.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Definition of maverick
Adjective
  • When healths were raised during the eighteenth century, it was considered rude or antisocial not to go along with them.
    — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • To resent a rival is par for the course in the villa, but Toni and Shakira’s condemnations registered as truly antisocial.
    — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of antisocial
Noun
  • The desperate situation usually has an alternative, if only the lone ranger would tolerate his own vulnerability and fallibility.
    — Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Kaneland pitcher Emilee Erickson, wearing a protective face mask in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, was no lone ranger.
    — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 June 2018
Definition of lone ranger
Adjective
  • The trio are the lone players to have 12 hits in as many plate appearances, ever.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • In the long shadows of the Pacific Northwest, the Yanks were fortunate not to trail 5-1 at the half — and their lone goal came on a Malik Tillman free kick that deflected off a Belgian defender’s head into the net.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of lone
Noun
  • Expertly interpreted by Jacobson, Tangles is Sarah’s story, a free spirit still held back due to her responsibility as a loving daughter.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Definition of free spirit
Adjective
  • 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
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Definition of unsociable
Noun
  • At Balenciaga, where Pierpaolo Piccioli made his debut with bubble silhouettes that reference an iconic dress by the house founder and chez Jean Paul Gaultier, Duran Lantink had the last laugh—as an enfant terrible is wont to do.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Definition of enfant terrible
Adjective
  • Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Definition of unsocial

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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolf. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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