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maverick

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of maverick

deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
  • George Sand's maverick views on marriage scandalized 19th-century French society
Synonyms of maverick

dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical (also heretic), heterodox, iconoclastic, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
Words Related to maverick

free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional

apostate, defecting, renegade

schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist
Antonyms of maverick

conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox

maverick

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of maverick

a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
  • there's always one maverick who has to go his own way
Synonyms of maverick

bohemian, boho, counterculturist, deviant, enfant terrible, free spirit, heretic, iconoclast, individualist, lone ranger, lone wolf, loner, nonconformer, nonconformist
Words Related to maverick

freethinker

character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo

eight ball, misfit, outsider

aberrant, anomaly
Near Antonyms of maverick

adherent, follower, supporter

sheep
Antonyms of maverick

conformer, conformist

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