CONFORMISTS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformists

followers

Noun

His suggestion drew scores of hosannahs from followers on X, who shared his lament that the magazine had become too critical of the industry and its leaders.

— Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The third member of the group, Abril Rios, previewed Monday's hearing to their 126 followers on TikTok.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 19 May 2026