as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town
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Recent Examples of free spirit
Doku is a unique player in an unusual situation; a tireless, free spirit striving to find escape routes down the flanks in a heavily structured and — this season, at least — easily frustrateable side.
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Aimee Lou Wood is Chelsea, his much-younger girlfriend, an upbeat free spirit eager to indulge in whatever the resort has to offer.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Olivia is more of a free spirit, and she’s made friends with the mayor of Montezara, Francesca (Violante Placido), who is beautiful, around Eric’s age and full of big plans for her little town.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Aimee Lou Wood is Chelsea, his much-younger girlfriend, an upbeat free spirit eager to indulge in whatever the resort has to offer.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Olivia is more of a free spirit, and she’s made friends with the mayor of Montezara, Francesca (Violante Placido), who is beautiful, around Eric’s age and full of big plans for her little town.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
Noun
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After 15 long and grueling hours of maverick medical procedures, heartbreaking losses, and nightmarish IV-drilling sounds, our day-shift friends at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center can finally go home.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Yet no one else can quite believe that the Mafia have followed cocaine from tough Sicily to sleepy Apulia, least of all the dismissive Bari police chief, who reprimands Pietro for his maverick approach to detective work.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 May 2024
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Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Is your pet more of a loyal pack leader or a free-spirited lone wolf?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Is your pet more of a loyal pack leader or a free-spirited lone wolf?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Artist, filmmaker, and former enfant terrible Harmony Korine is closing in on the New York premiere of his latest film, Baby Invasion.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Well, my editor, Judith Regan, was the enfant terrible of publishing in the ‘90s.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20spirit. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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