Antonyms of noun conformist

1 sense of conformist

Sense 1
conformist -- (someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters))
       Antonym of nonconformist (Sense 2)
      => nonconformist, recusant -- (someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conformist

1 sense of conformist

Sense 1
conformist -- (someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters))
       => conservative, conservativist -- (a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas)

Antonyms of adj conformist

2 senses of conformist

Sense 1
conformist (vs. nonconformist) -- (marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist")

nonconformist (vs. conformist), unconformist -- (not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers")

Sense 2
conforming, conformist -- (adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion))

INDIRECT (VIA orthodox) -> unorthodox -- (breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle")

Similarity of adj conformist

2 senses of conformist

Sense 1
conformist (vs. nonconformist) -- (marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist")

Sense 2
conforming, conformist -- (adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion))
       => orthodox (vs. unorthodox) -- (adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world")

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