as in bohemians
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
that guy in tech support is a loner, and never wants to hang out with the rest of us
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Recent Examples of loners
The fleeting but fulfilling chance encounter between the two young loners has the air of a meet-cute tale, and there’s certainly a romantic feel to how their situation develops.
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
And stuff each song with lyrics about '20s-generation malaise and deranged loners?
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
And stuff each song with lyrics about '20s-generation malaise and deranged loners?
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loners
Noun
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Thinkers, surveyors, and religious mavericks, the House of Pynchon had settled into middle-class respectability by the time this Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was born.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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The unscripted industry was born from creative mavericks who challenged conventions and redefined what television could be.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Dec. 2024
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Based on actual events, Eden features a starry cast playing a disparate group of rugged individualists who all find themselves in the Galapagos in the early 20th century, each abandoning society in the hopes of creating a utopia.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Loners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loners. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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