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
A couple of free spirits danced in the rain, sans ponchos, sweeping their legs through the puddles.
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Sara Messinger, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Seen in flashbacks mostly set in or around 1972, Sarah (Rothe) is a witty, free spirit from the big city with an ardent passion for activism, and trying to avoid the conventional/traditional life of a young woman in the ’70s.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
While their music continues to evolve, their unapologetically free spirit that electrified that June night in 2013 remains the core of their sound.
—Sara Ibrahim, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
Loose silhouettes, prints, and ruffles will have your inner free spirit on display this fall.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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Sara Messinger, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Seen in flashbacks mostly set in or around 1972, Sarah (Rothe) is a witty, free spirit from the big city with an ardent passion for activism, and trying to avoid the conventional/traditional life of a young woman in the ’70s.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
While their music continues to evolve, their unapologetically free spirit that electrified that June night in 2013 remains the core of their sound.
—Sara Ibrahim, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
Loose silhouettes, prints, and ruffles will have your inner free spirit on display this fall.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
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He is paired with Barbara Havers (Sofia Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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He is paired with Barbara Havers (Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
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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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Currently, there are nine packs living in the northern areas of the Golden State, along with several lone wolves.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Wolfs stars Pitt and Clooney, 63, as two professional fixers and lone wolves who are accidentally assigned to the same job and forced to work together.Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
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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 5 Jan. 2025.
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