NONCONFORMER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

nonconformer

noun

Definition of nonconformer

as in bohemian

a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs a community in which men and women were expected to conform to traditional gender roles, and nonconformers were socially ostracized

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Noun

Decades before all of that, though, Kusama was a creative maverick.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Put simply, Hanke sees Venezuela’s future as the world’s leading oil maverick that will go rogue if OPEC’s strictures prevent it from maximizing the worth of its sumptuous reserves.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of maverick

Noun

Ellis was the enfant terrible of the ’80s and ’90s literary scene, earning a following with novels about disaffected teens and 20-somethings mixed up in drugs, ennui, and gang rapes.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
At Balenciaga, where Pierpaolo Piccioli made his debut with bubble silhouettes that reference an iconic dress by the house founder and chez Jean Paul Gaultier, Duran Lantink had the last laugh—as an enfant terrible is wont to do.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Definition of enfant terrible

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Deborah is a sheltered young woman, a free spirit with a flair for the spotlight and a big heart who’s still figuring out her own path at Hillman.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Wrangler combines its Western heritage and the free spirit of the ’70s in its latest collection with Grammy-winning country music artist Lainey Wilson.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of free spirit

Noun

The desperate situation usually has an alternative, if only the lone ranger would tolerate his own vulnerability and fallibility.

— Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021
Kaneland pitcher Emilee Erickson, wearing a protective face mask in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, was no lone ranger.

— Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 June 2018

Definition of lone ranger

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