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adjective

Definition of mavericknext
as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices George Sand's maverick views on marriage scandalized 19th-century French society

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maverick

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noun

ˈmav-rik How to pronounce maverick (audio)
as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs there's always one maverick who has to go his own way

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Recent Examples of maverick
Adjective
This week’s visit will be scrutinized for clues about the trajectory of a more maverick Saudi foreign policy. — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022 When Musk ran PayPal in 1999, the company was in a position to disrupt the payments business because of a new technology—the internet—and the maverick attitude of its executive team. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
Noun
In a way, the fact that Huston was made up of two halves — one part iconoclastic maverick, one part old school craftsman — gave him an edge his fellow septuagenarians lacked. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2026 Over his career, he was described as a blunt, independent, outspoken politician who was a maverick, boat-rocker, loose cannon, skilled partisan, and, above all, political survivor. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for maverick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maverick
  1. dissident
  2. iconoclast
  3. unconventional
  4. eccentric
  5. individualist
  6. nonconformist
  7. loner
Adjective
  • Five long-standing Iranian dissident groups, including PJAK, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Freedom Party, had formed an alliance, Reuters also reported.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Dislocation from tariffs, onshoring, war, oil, and supply shocks present opportunities for dissident shareholders to show laggards the way.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of dissident
Noun
  • Moon was a trailblazer and iconoclast.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Zulfi is an iconoclast and a hustler, a man who dreams of opening a Muslims-only version of Uber and who, even in the face of Shah’s elitism and English society’s broader wariness, holds onto an unshakable optimism.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Definition of iconoclast
Adjective
  • Your unconventional ideas land better when people can experience them instead of only hearing about them.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • While seemingly an unconventional choice, Sandler, Swift and Kelce have been in each other's orbit for several years.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of unconventional
Noun
  • With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026
  • The eccentric cuz is quick to try and help Bobby solve problems, which often gets him into trouble, but ultimately pushes him out of his shell.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Definition of eccentric
Noun
  • Once Into the Wild hit shelves, McCandless' individualist intrigue became a phenomenon that may never have happened if Krakauer hadn't brought the story to the masses.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • The forty-niners are elemental to our identity as a nation of brave, rugged individualists.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of individualist
Noun
  • At least Guillén still speaks his mind on the Sox’s pre- and postgame shows, so maybe there’s hope for nonconformists after all.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Unlike her sister Daphne, Eloise's character is a nonconformist regarding society's ideals of what a woman should be, and her outfits portray that.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of nonconformist
Noun
  • Tough loner Daryl, who has no counterpart in the Walking Dead comic books, arguably became the original’s show biggest breakout character before getting his own story.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 June 2026
  • So someone that is a loner, someone who is strange, someone like that is more likely to be an arsonist, is more likely to be a mass shooter.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of loner

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