Synonyms of loners

loners

noun

plural of loner

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bohemians
• mavericks
• individualists
• eccentrics
• deviants
• iconoclasts
• nonconformists
• freaks
• heretics
• free spirits
• enfants terribles
• anomalies
• lone wolves
• characters
• nuts
• lone rangers
• weirdos
• bohos
• misfits
• outsiders
• oddballs
• nonconformers
• counterculturists
• freethinkers
• kooks
• cranks
• crackpots
• codgers
• screwballs
• aberrants
• eight balls
• crackbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followers
• conformists
• adherents
• supporters
• sheep
• conformers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loners

The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

The New Zealander drew international acclaim for roles as gruff loners and unhinged villains. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

The findings, detailed today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggest not only that all black holes emit such a wind but also that these beasts are not total loners that are isolated from their environments. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

Vimes and Weatherwax are clever, wary loners who can’t stop themselves from doing what is right instead of what is easy. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026

The consequences of it are the loners who go off and do mass shootings. — Mac Engel april 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026

Several characters, including a group of popular girls who finally invite the boys — admitted loners — to a party, look directly into the camera. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026

In Sarah Hall’s great blast of a novel, characters across time and circumstance – scientists, visionaries, loners, and wanderers – face the blustery Cumbrian wind called Helm. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2025

The community-centric atmosphere of today’s climbing gyms signals a departure from the sensibility of bygone eras, when climbers styled themselves as misfits and loners set apart from society at-large. — Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025