Conformist Synonyms and Antonyms

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Conforming to established practice or standards
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. button-down
  2. conventional
  3. establishmentarian
  4. orthodox
  5. conforming
  6. straight
  7. traditional
  8. square
Someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. follower
  2. conformer
  3. conventionalist
  4. traditionalist
  5. bourgeois
  6. babbitt
  7. sheep
  8. copycat
  9. clone
Antonyms:
  1. nonconformist
In accordance with convention
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. complying
  2. unoriginal
Marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. nonconformist

Words Related to Conformist

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Conformist Sentence Examples

  • Outrages on conformist ministers were frequent, and conventicles were accompanied by armed men.

  • His Friendly Debate between a Conformist and a Nonconformist was a controversial tract which excited considerable feeling at the time of its publication in 1668, but he lived long enough to soothe by his moderation and candour the exasperation it had caused.

  • While this was great for conformist thinking, it didn't translate well into creating a truly individual look for anyone.

  • In 1669 he resigned his parish to become professor of divinity in the university of Glasgow, and in the same year he published an exposition of his ecclesiastical views in his Modest and Free Conference between a Conformist and a Nonconformist (by "a lover of peace").