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.
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Recent Examples of conformists
The solace and the pathos in Updike’s and Rosenberg’s work come from realizing that in many cases, conformists can’t win either.
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Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America.
—Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America.
—Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformists
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Certainly, Gomez’s 425 million Instagram followers, who have hung on every twist and turn in the star’s overall wellness and beauty journey, have helped push Rare Beauty toward its purpose.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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During the confrontation, Hussein and his followers were massacred, but the imam’s quest for justice became a defining value of Shiite identity, fostering a sense of revolutionary duty to fight oppressors at any cost.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Conformists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformists. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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