as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an author who reveled in his role as the enfant terrible of American letters
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Recent Examples of enfant terrible
Now marking its eighth edition, Venice Immersive remains the greater Biennale family’s perpetual enfant terrible.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
The look is a combination of two previous designs by the enfant terrible of French fashion.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 June 2024
Following events depicted in the show, Lee continued developing relationships with influential designers, serving as a Giorgio Armani brand ambassador and becoming friends with Louis Vuitton’s then-new enfant terrible creative director Marc Jacobs in the '90s.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2024
But the provocateur-in-chief is now too established to still be considered an enfant terrible.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for enfant terrible 
Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
The look is a combination of two previous designs by the enfant terrible of French fashion.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 June 2024
Following events depicted in the show, Lee continued developing relationships with influential designers, serving as a Giorgio Armani brand ambassador and becoming friends with Louis Vuitton’s then-new enfant terrible creative director Marc Jacobs in the '90s.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2024
But the provocateur-in-chief is now too established to still be considered an enfant terrible.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for enfant terrible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfant terrible
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One of the most glaring moments of defiance came in January 2022, when both maverick senators voted against a Democratic proposal to carve out the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass voting rights legislation.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Starring Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role, the film charts Epstein’s life as a gay, Jewish maverick who was instrumental in the Beatles’ rise before his death, of an accidental drug overdose, in 1967.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 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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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
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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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“Enfant terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfant%20terrible. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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