as in followers
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.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of conformists
Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America.
—
Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformists
followers
Noun
-
Kurt Caz, a white South African social-media star with millions of followers across platforms, first gained popularity through filming his defiant tours of dangerous neighborhoods in countries such as Venezuela and Kenya.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
-
As the leader of some 50 million Catholic followers in the United States, the Pope is perhaps the second-most influential American in the world.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Conformists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformists. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share