free spirit

Definitions

A person with a highly individual or nonconformist personality who is not constrained by social conventions.

Someone who acts according to their own desires and principles rather than following the expectations of others.

Examples

She has always been a free spirit, traveling the world with nothing but a backpack.

Despite the pressures of corporate life, he remained a free spirit who refused to conform to traditional expectations.

Synonyms

nonconformist maverick bohemian individualist unconventional person independent thinker

Antonyms

conformist traditionalist rule follower conventional person rigid thinker