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
In the backdrop to her work, the actress had a reputation as a free spirit, who raised her only son Luca Magnani on her own, having split from his actor father prior to his birth in 1942.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
Trending Stories Culkin’s Zen-stoner take on a free spirit that’s also a broken spirit — an accidentally spilled bit of information hints at a backstory that suggests the film’s title is earned — would be enough to recommend this.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
But as an adventure-loving free spirit, Héra would much rather spend her days out in the wilderness with her horse instead of being saddled with royal responsibilities.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
The Emirates, in fairness, is perhaps not the ideal environment to hand such an attacking free spirit a first Premier League start.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
Trending Stories Culkin’s Zen-stoner take on a free spirit that’s also a broken spirit — an accidentally spilled bit of information hints at a backstory that suggests the film’s title is earned — would be enough to recommend this.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
But as an adventure-loving free spirit, Héra would much rather spend her days out in the wilderness with her horse instead of being saddled with royal responsibilities.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
The Emirates, in fairness, is perhaps not the ideal environment to hand such an attacking free spirit a first Premier League start.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
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The odds were stacked against Britain until a group of renegade, maverick soldiers (the SAS Rogue Heroes) decided to fight against a more powerful enemy in a new way.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trump backing TikTok is something of a maverick position in Washington.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
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Like this lone wolf animal out there, this coyote just running around the field and Tommy’s looking at him with a kinship, but then he is killed right before his eyes.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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Some of these things run deeper in terms of the lone wolf element.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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For over a decade, Grimes delighted the public with hilariously dilettante and enfant terrible press bits.Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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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 22 Jan. 2025.
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