conformists

plural of conformist
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 Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America. Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
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followers
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  • 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

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“Conformists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformists. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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