as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an individualist who steadfastly refuses to do what everyone else is doing
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Recent Examples of individualist
Poppy’s clearly a type four, that was the individualist.
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Onscreen, the writer in him, the personality in him, the originality in him, the individualist in him just brought the character to a different level.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
New York City is full of remorseless individualists who nonetheless stick to some codes very rigidly.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
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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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Onscreen, the writer in him, the personality in him, the originality in him, the individualist in him just brought the character to a different level.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
New York City is full of remorseless individualists who nonetheless stick to some codes very rigidly.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualist
Noun
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There are no maverick molecules in the universe.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Landmarks across the globe, from Prince’s beloved hometown Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, and NYC’s Times Square to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, were bathed in purple in honor of the maverick.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Tempo’s ascendence and corporate partnerships are indicative of a larger trend where well-heeled, corporate firms—from Robinhood to Stripe—are making their way into blockchain, traditionally the territory of anti-establishmentarians and iconoclasts.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the top floor of a Brooklyn brownstone, the AD100 iconoclast has realized an immersive feat of contemporary design—and by hand no less.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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In the elder’s tale, high-achieving loner Devon (Sandler) heads to college hopeful of finally making the friends that eluded her in high school.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Individualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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