as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
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Recent Examples of lone wolf
Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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
And this is all in addition to investigators who have been combing through intelligence, looking for possible bad actors or even the most common fear among law enforcement, the lone wolf attacker.
—Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The lone wolf phenomenon is extremely difficult to preempt and prevent.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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
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
And this is all in addition to investigators who have been combing through intelligence, looking for possible bad actors or even the most common fear among law enforcement, the lone wolf attacker.
—Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The lone wolf phenomenon is extremely difficult to preempt and prevent.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone wolf
Adjective
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Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield’s antisocial tendencies will find positive expression in a tenderness for those whom polite society brutalizes or neglects.—
Anahid Nersessian,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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Our friends are aware that their daughter is antisocial.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
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Hansen, who plays forward for the Cougars, had a hat trick in the Class 3A state semifinal and the lone goal in a 1-0 championship game victory over Lake Highland Prep.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump is attempting to remove Cathy Harris, the lone Democrat on the merit board who is currently still serving pending a legal battle.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
27 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
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Noun
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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
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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
Adjective
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But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.—
Nick CanepaColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2022
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
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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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolf. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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