Synonyms of conformists

conformists

noun

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.

Related Words

• followers
• conformers
• traditionalists
• conventionalists
• moderates
• fuddy-duddies
• standpatters
• stuffed shirts
• squares
• middle-of-the-roaders

Dissimilar Words

• individualists
• heretics
• nonconformists
• deviants
• iconoclasts
• mavericks
• loners
• bohemians
• free spirits
• renegades
• lone wolves
• freethinkers
• enfants terribles
• nonconformers
• bohos
• lone rangers
• counterculturists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conformists

The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

The solace and the pathos in Updike’s and Rosenberg’s work come from realizing that in many cases, conformists can’t win either. — 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