independent streak
Willful personal nature
An independent streak is a persistent tendency toward self-reliance and resistance to outside control.
Someone with an independent streak prefers making their own decisions and may bristle at being told what to do: She's always had an independent streak—even as a child, she insisted on figuring things out herself.
The word streak here suggests a vein running through someone's personality rather than their dominant trait.
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- defiantOpenly resisting control
willful · headstrong · lone wolf · nonconformist · autonomous · free spirit · untamed · strong-willed · obstinate · tough nut · trailblazer · self-sufficient · unruly · individualist · renegade · contrarian · wild card · fiery
- independencefreedom, liberty, autonomy, sovereignty, self-reliance
independent streakherd mentality
Tendency to follow crowds
sheep mentality · submissiveness · obedience · groupthink · docility
independent streakdependence
State of needing another
dependency · clinginess · neediness · codependency · helplessness
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