CONFORMIST Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of conformist

as in follower

often disapproving a person who behaves in a way that is considered acceptable by most people and who avoids doing things that could be considered different or unusual They went from being angry punk rockers to bland conformists. They like to travel, but they're conformists who go to only the most popular destinations.

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adjective

as in obedient

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Recent Examples of conformist

Noun

Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America. — Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025 With your support, NR will continue to buck conformist pressure. — Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024

Adjective

The tuxedo—or depending on your geographical position, the dinner suit (Britain) or le smoking (France)—at first feels like the ultimate in conformist dress. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025 Something outrageous and non-conformist. — Tim Parker, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conformist

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformist

Noun

Today, Richards has 790,000 followers on Instagram, a Sunday Times bestselling book (The Anti-Inflammatory 30-day Reset), and wellness community called Found.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Pierre’s Instagram business account for her viral Japanese milk-bread cinnamon rolls boasts over 153,000 followers.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of follower

Adjective

Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Even with docile scoring conditions that Saturday, Royal Birkdale yielded plenty of statistical superlatives for the championship.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

So, no, the Chiefs don’t view it as meaningless so much as being subordinate to the real cause.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Those individual leases were subordinate to BDC’s ground lease, meaning Reitman’s group was responsible not just for reopening the theater but for maintaining and overseeing its existing tenancy structure.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of subordinate

Adjective

In return, governments would honor agreed tax and permitting terms and move compliant projects through a clear process and timetable.

— Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Villa have carried their own high wage bill in recent seasons, dislodging Tottenham from the top six, but that has required them to sell to balance the books and remain compliant with financial rules.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of compliant

Adjective

Fernández’s theory is that Mark must have told the women the code to his safe in his pliant stupor.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
In many ways, Trump is at the height of his power, surrounded by pliant leaders and able to count on a cohesive group of followers.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026

Definition of pliant

Adjective

Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?

— Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022
Parker details that after a few meetings and sample swapping with the agency, Macy’s picked up her collection and the pair have dedicated its mission to approach size inclusive fashion in a fun yet conformable way.

— Nandi Howard, Essence, 18 May 2021

Definition of conformable

Adjective

The implication is that stage types and progressive politicians are craven, submissive, and insincere.

— Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

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