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

Launching a linear channel may feel anachronistic and comes at a time when the BBC is set to close at least one but under maverick content chief Ben Frow, 5 has leaned in to linear.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
People like Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who's a Florida Republican and kind of a maverick on some issues, were tweeting very soon after this warning came out saying that Congress needed to do something.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 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

The writer is greeted by André Parenteau, a distant cousin and fellow free spirit of the 1960s, who convenes a family reunion in the town’s parish hall.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
Medical student Antonia most closely resembles her mother, while Kylie, now a Harvard student, is a bit more of a free spirit.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 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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