free spirit
Convention's cheerful reject
A free spirit is someone who lives according to their own inclinations rather than social conventions or others' expectations.
The term implies independence, spontaneity, and resistance to conformity: She's always been a free spirit—she quit her job and traveled the world.
Usually approving, though it can suggest irresponsibility or flakiness.
Rejects prevailing social standards
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- eccentricUnconventional in character
rebel · freethinker · iconoclast · wanderer · dreamer · adventurer · vagabond · nomad
Freedom from external control
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
- creativityCapacity for original thought
self-expression · autonomy · wanderlust · open-mindedness · curiosity · boldness · carefree · whimsy
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
eccentric · rebel · freethinker · iconoclast · wanderer · dreamer · adventurer · vagabond · nomad · hippie
independence
Freedom from external control
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
creativity · self-expression · autonomy · wanderlust · open-mindedness · curiosity · boldness · carefree · whimsy · restlessness
- freeliberated, released, unchained, unshackled, unbound
- boho stylefringe, macrame, dreamcatcher, feather earrings, maxi dress
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- social typesnormie, jock, hippie, goth, diva
free spiritconformist
One following accepted norms
follower · traditionalist · company man · organization man · sheep
free spiritcreature of habit
Someone bound by patterns
stick-in-the-mud · stickler · control freak · micromanager · planner
free spiritcompany man
Employee devoted to employer
organization man · bureaucrat · functionary · apparatchik · institutionalist
free, spirit, freedom, spirited, freed, freeing, freely, spiritual, freer