NONCONFORMER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

nonconformer

noun

Definition of nonconformer

as in bohemian

a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs a community in which men and women were expected to conform to traditional gender roles, and nonconformers were socially ostracized

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Noun

Bill Kerby, the maverick screenwriter who wrote the first draft of the Bette Midler-starring rock drama The Rose and worked on The Last American Hero, The Gravy Train and Hooper as well, has died.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Home of the subversive and the sublime, the maverick and the madman, the inspired and the inspiring, the sage and the clown, and, most important, the brave.

— Tom Selleck, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of maverick

Noun

In the kind of career-making scandal that many young artists dream of, Sachs, who was born in Manhattan, grew up in Connecticut, and studied art at Bennington College, became the city’s newest enfant terrible.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Ellis was the enfant terrible of the ’80s and ’90s literary scene, earning a following with novels about disaffected teens and 20-somethings mixed up in drugs, ennui, and gang rapes.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of enfant terrible

Noun

Deborah is a sheltered young woman, a free spirit with a flair for the spotlight and a big heart who’s still figuring out her own path at Hillman.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Wrangler combines its Western heritage and the free spirit of the ’70s in its latest collection with Grammy-winning country music artist Lainey Wilson.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of free spirit

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

Noun

Yeah, Sam has been a lone wolf, sort of a samurai, traveling the world on very high-stakes solo missions in all parts of the globe in dangerous hotspots.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
However, Rhea left a GIF of a lone wolf on one of Moreno’s TikTok videos less than two weeks after the series wrapped.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of lone wolf

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