'Conformist' definitions:
Definition of 'conformist'
From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist" [ant: nonconformist, unconformist]
adjective
Adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) [syn: conforming, conformist]
noun
Someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) [ant: nonconformist, recusant]
Definition of 'Conformist'
From: GCIDE
- Conformist \Con*form"ist\, n. One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist. [1913 Webster]
- A cheeful conformist to your judgment. --Jer.Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'conformist'
From: GCIDE
- conformist \conformist\ adj.
- 1. marked by conformity or convention; not corresponding to current customs or rules or styles; as, underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist. Opposite of nonconformist. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. same as conforming.
- Note: [Narrower terms: orthodox (vs. unorthodox)]
- Syn: conforming. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'conformist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anal character,
- ape,
- Babbitt,
- bourgeois,
- burgher,
- compulsive character,
- conformer,
- conventionalist,
- copier,
- copycat,
- copyist,
- counterfeiter,
- cuckoo,
- dissembler,
- dissimulator,
- echo,
- echoer,
- echoist,
- faker,
- forger,
- formalist,
- Grundy,
- hypocrite,
- imitator,
- impersonator,
- impostor,
- methodologist,
- Middle American,
- middle-class type,
- mime,
- mimer,
- mimic,
- mimicker,
- mocker,
- mockingbird,
- model child,
- monkey,
- organization man,
- parrot,
- pedant,
- perfectionist,
- Philistine,
- phony,
- plagiarist,
- plastic person,
- poll-parrot,
- polly,
- polly-parrot,
- poseur,
- precisian,
- precisianist,
- sheep,
- simulator,
- square,
- teenybopper,
- trimmer,
- yes-man