| Main Entry: |
nonconformist |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
person who goes against normal behavior, beliefs |
Synonyms: |
beatnik, bohemian*, demonstrator, different breed, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, dropout, eccentric, fish out of water, freak*,
heretic,
iconoclast, individualist,
liberal,
malcontent,
maverick, misbeliever, night person, oddball, offbeat,
original, protester,
radical,
rebel, sectary, separatist, swinger, weirdo*
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Antonyms: |
conformist, orthodox
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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