lone wolves
Solitary independent actors
Lone wolves are people who prefer to act independently rather than as part of a group.
The term often describes individuals who work or operate alone by temperament: He's always been a lone wolf—never joins committees or teams.
In security contexts, lone wolves are attackers who plan and carry out violence without direction from an organization: The bombing was the work of a lone wolf.
The plural of lone wolf.
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- recluseOne choosing isolation
- independentFree from external control
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- sleeperOne at rest
under the radar · outlier · radicalization · self-reliant · operative · hermit · off the grid · clandestine · vigilante · iconoclast · going rogue · isolate · manifesto · terrorism · maverick · insurgent · rogue · threat
- hero tropesaction heroes, chosen one, superheroes, hero's journey, reluctant hero
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- insurgentsinsurgent, guerrillas, guerrilla, rebel, resistance fighters
- masculinitymanhood, machismo, masculinity, manliness, alpha male
- radicalizationextremism, indoctrination, radicalism, fundamentalism, fanaticism
lone wolvesteam players
Those prioritizing collective success
pack animals · collaborators · joiners · team members · committee members
lone wolvesfollowers
People who support someone
conformists · groupies · insiders · true believers · loyalists
lone wolvesinsiders
Those with special access
affiliates · rank and file · true believers · institutionalists · joiners
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