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
As Alyssa, an artist who falls somewhere between free spirit and flake, SZA eases into her first acting role like someone who has been doing this all along.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Utsav was a free spirit who hadn’t worked a traditional job in three years.
—Shobha Dasari, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
And a little bit of my free spirit is gone for sure.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Not just anything will do for a free spirit like you, though.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Utsav was a free spirit who hadn’t worked a traditional job in three years.
—Shobha Dasari, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
And a little bit of my free spirit is gone for sure.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Not just anything will do for a free spirit like you, though.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for free spirit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
Noun
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Further reading: Trump wants to end this GOP maverick’s political career.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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Since the Second World War, the United States has exercised de-facto military control over Greenland, thanks to the maverick diplomat Henrik Kauffmann, who, as Denmark’s envoy to Washington in 1941, granted the U.S. control over its security.—
Louise Bokkenheuser,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 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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Dönitz Turned Submarines Into Wolves Of The Deep Admiral Karl Dönitz understood that a lone submarine, much like a lone wolf, had its limits.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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The European People’s Party (EPP), a center-right, pro-EU alliance of more than 40 national member parties, has been roiled by a dispute over how to deal with its enfant terrible: the far-right nationalist party Fidesz, led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.—
Kim Lane Scheppele,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Mar. 2019
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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20spirit. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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