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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Recent Examples of conformist
Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
With your support, NR will continue to buck conformist pressure.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2025
Saft comes from Levittown, Long Island, the prototype for conformist, white-picketed American suburbia.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Precedents are for chumps: Both think conventional, polite, rule-following CEOs and leaders are suckers and conformists.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
With your support, NR will continue to buck conformist pressure.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Additionally, our more extreme selves are also more tribal and conformist.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2025
Saft comes from Levittown, Long Island, the prototype for conformist, white-picketed American suburbia.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformist
Noun
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TikTok followers watched along as Jessica Kayll, who designs colorful silk robes, finished painting her dress in the days leading up to the gala.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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By then, Church had a band of followers.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If not, the government is spending millions keeping people addicted, making a quarter of the prison population docile and high.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Westinghouse’s creations, named Herbert Televox, Karina Van Televox, Telelux, Rastus, Willie Vocalite, and Elektro, were promoted as docile domestic workers.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet the book medium, which favors the expository side of Paglen’s practice, can make his artworks feel subordinate to his research.—
Louis Bury,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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The suit, filed in San Diego Superior Court by the America First Policy Institute, also alleges that California’s sanctuary laws are subordinate to federal law.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Men’s Central Jail needs to be replaced with a modern, constitutionally compliant facility that provides real mental health and substance abuse treatment, not abandoned and forgotten while people die inside.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Accessibility This hotel is especially accessible, with the majority of rooms accessed from the parking lot or from wide walkways, and an ADA compliant pool lift.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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The resumption of relations comes just months after Washington ousted Venezuela’s former president and replaced him with a more pliant leader, and could unlock billions of dollars in financing for Caracas, analysts said.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Some satirists have begun targeting these pliant broadcasters as well.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?—
Ryan Parker,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 June 2022
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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
Adjective
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The original plot centered on the arrival of a submissive, quiet mail-order bride and her father from China, who sneaked into the country to marry a nightclub owner who had no idea that his mother had brought the girl over for him.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Additionally, the bird has been the more submissive of the eaglets.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Conformist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformist. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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