as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
the daughter of counterculturists, she had a very interesting, albeit undisciplined, childhood
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterculturist
Noun
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At one point, that must have seemed like a sweet validation for Navarro, a maverick among prominent economists despite his Harvard Ph.D.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
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So naturally, the series went in a totally different direction with the new boss, introducing him as a maverick who runs into danger and a chief whose leadership style is a far cry from Boden’s strong but kind-hearted approach.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Always seeking fun and new experiences, Phil’s a free spirit at heart.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That care-free spirit, as the film illustrates, hardly existed in a vacuum, emerging in part as a defiant response to darkening times.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Is your pet more of a loyal pack leader or a free-spirited lone wolf?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Is your pet more of a loyal pack leader or a free-spirited lone wolf?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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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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Well, my editor, Judith Regan, was the enfant terrible of publishing in the ‘90s.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
9 Dec. 2024
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Immigration has surged, and the United States has entered an individualist, conservative epoch.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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No other nation has more outstanding individualists.—
Philipp Lahm,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Counterculturist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterculturist. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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