conformist
1 of 2noun
con·form·ist kən-ˈfȯr-mist 
plural conformists
: one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
I'm running with the herd and swimming with the tide and being a good little conformist.
Florence King
Florence KingIf most people you know are following a certain course, you may want to do the same—not because you are a conformist, but because so many people are unlikely to be wrong. Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein… the problem that many big-media journalists are now cautious, well-paid conformists distant from their audiences … James Poniewozik
James Poniewozikconformist
2 of 2adjective
: following or seeking to enforce prevailing standards or customs : opposing or avoiding unconventional thinking and behavior
The Franks were pious, conformist, and warlike; the Occitans, fun-loving and free-thinking. Joan Acocella
Joan Acocella… offering two visions of a future based on choosing a less conformist society. Tracie Richardson
Tracie RichardsonIn eight essays, some previously published … Harper argues that conformist demands for so-called proper gender identities for the race have limited cultural images and life itself. Thomas Davis
Thomas DavisThe original Beats rebelled against a postwar society they saw as staid, conformist and commercial. Jeff Giles and Michael Rubiner
Jeff Giles and Michael Rubiner
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1651, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1677, in the meaning defined above
conformist 1 of 2
noun
as in traditionalist
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. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- traditionalist
- conventionalist
- follower
- conformer
- moderate
- fuddy-duddy
- standpatter
- stuffed shirt
- middle-of-the-roader
- square
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individualist
- deviant
- loner
- maverick
- nonconformist
- iconoclast
- bohemian
- heretic
- free spirit
- renegade
- lone wolf
- freethinker
- boho
- nonconformer
- lone ranger
- counterculturist
- enfant terrible
conformist
2 of 2adjective
as in obedient
Synonyms & Similar Words
- obedient
- docile
- subordinate
- compliant
- acquiescent
- pliant
- stoic
- submissive
- complying
- conformable
- pliable
- impassive
- uncomplaining
- obeisant
- passive
- stoical
- law-abiding
- patient
- tolerant
- tractable
- forbearing
- amenable
- nonresistant
- agreeable
- resigned
- tolerating
- surrendering
- willing
- amiable
- subservient
- slavish
- obliging
- guidable
- yielding
- long-suffering
- apathetic
- unresistant
- uncaring
- unresponsive
- disciplined
- manageable
- governable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- resistant
- defiant
- resisting
- protesting
- rebellious
- unyielding
- contrary
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- disobedient
- insubordinate
- recalcitrant
- mutinous
- insurgent
- unruly
- contumacious
- intractable
- wilful
- restive
- perverse
- wayward
- ungovernable
- untoward
- wrongheaded
- headstrong
- willful
- nonconformist
- indomitable
- balky
- dissident
- undisciplined
- froward
- unmanageable
- incompliant