| Main Entry: | individualist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonconformist |
Synonyms: |
independent, lone wolf, maverick |
| Main Entry: | egocentric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thinking very highly of oneself |
Synonyms: |
conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, individualist, individualistic, megalomaniac, narcissistic, pompous, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-loving, self-serving, selfish, stuck-up, vainglorious, wrapped up in oneself |
Antonyms: |
altruistic, humble, modest, reserved, selfless, shy, submissive, timid, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | misfit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonconformist |
Synonyms: |
beatnik, bohemian*, different breed, dissenter, dissident, dropout, eccentric, fish out of water, freak*, individualist, lone wolf, loser, odd man out, oddball, offbeat, outsider, weirdo* |
| Main Entry: | nonconformist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who goes against normal behavior, beliefs |
Synonyms: |
beatnik, bohemian*, demonstrator, different breed, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, dropout, eccentric, fish out of water, freak*, heretic, iconoclast, individualist, liberal, malcontent, maverick, misbeliever, night person, oddball, offbeat, original, protester, radical, rebel, sectary, separatist, swinger, weirdo* |
Antonyms: |
conformist, orthodox |
| Main Entry: | rebel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not obey |
Synonyms: |
agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, disectarian, dissenter, experientialist, experimenter, frondeur, guerrilla, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, insurgent, insurrectionary, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, opponent, overthrower, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, schismatic, secessionist, seditionist, separatist, subverter, traitor, turncoat |
| Notes: | to revolt is to refuse to obey the constraints imposed by another; to rebel is to attempt to replace those constraints by a set of one's own |
| Main Entry: | lone wolf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who avoids other |
Synonyms: |
hermit, independent, individualist, lone hand, loner, nonconformist, odd man out, outsider, pariah, rogue elephant, separatist, solitary |
| Main Entry: | free agent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | somebody able to act freely |
Synonyms: |
freelance, independent, individualist, rugged individualist |
| Main Entry: | individualistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | egocentric |
Synonyms: |
conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, individualist, megalomaniac, narcissistic, pompous, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-loving, self-serving, selfish, stuck-up, vainglorious, wrapped up in oneself |
| Main Entry: | insurrectionary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rebel |
Synonyms: |
agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, disectarian, dissenter, experientialist, experimenter, frondeur, guerrilla, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, insurgent, insurrectionist, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, opponent, overthrower, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, schismatic, secessionist, seditionist, separatist, subverter, traitor, turncoat |
| Main Entry: | insurrectionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rebel |
Synonyms: |
agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, disectarian, dissenter, experientialist, experimenter, frondeur, guerrilla, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, insurgent, insurrectionary, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, opponent, overthrower, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, schismatic, secessionist, seditionist, separatist, subverter, traitor, turncoat |