Antonyms for maverick
ˈmæv ər ɪk, ˈmæv rɪkmav·er·ick

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1. mavericknoun

   One who does not abide by rules.

   Synonyms:
   lone gunman, rebel, individualist, nonconformist

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1. • Nonconformist

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1. maverick, rebelnoun

   someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

   Antonyms:
   conventional

   Synonyms:
   greyback, rebel, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, insurgent

2. maverickadjective

   an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

   Antonyms:
   conventional

   Synonyms:
   rebel

3. irregular, maverick, unorthodoxadjective

   independent in behavior or thought

   "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"

   Antonyms:
   conventional

   Synonyms:
   atypical, unpredictable, irregular, unorthodox, temporary

How to use maverick in a sentence?

1. Lewis Lapham:

   Except in a few well-publicized instances (enough to lend credence to the iconography painted on the walls of the media), the rigorous practice of rugged individualism usually leads to poverty, ostracism and disgrace. The rugged individualist is too often mistaken for the misfit, the maverick, the spoilsport, the sore thumb.

2. President Biden:

   You can't call yourself a maverick when all you've ever been is a sidekick, what a majority of American people are looking for — a steady hand, leadership, an optimist; not an angry man, lurching from one position to another.

3. Access Hollywoodabout the project:

   Aviators are back, the need for speed. We’re going to have big, fast machines, it’s going to be a competition film, like the first one…but a progression for Maverick.

4. Joseph Kosinski:

   Obviously [we] spent a lot of time on that scene, writing it, getting ready, i wasn’t sure how it was going to work. … It’s a really beautiful scene. We shot it in Los Angeles in a really beautiful house up on a park. Very special to see not only Val and Tom, but Maverick and Iceman back on the screen together.

5. Paul Dergarabedian:

   The stellar performance of' Top Gun : Maverick' marks an important turning point, this is a very important weekend for both the industry and Cruise who has demonstrated his undeniable star power and status as a true movie star in an era where this type of distinction has become increasingly rare.

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