nonconformist

Examples

• All

• Usually, most characteristics of creative children are perceived as "out-of-order"; as "nonconformist," trying to create a chaotic situation and avoiding social norms and discipline.

  Academic text (1993)

• His nonconformist style of dress made him stand out in the crowd of business professionals.

• How did one account for the flourishing of nonconformist groups in a culture centered around a common tradition and spirit?

  Academic text (1998)

• Let me inject some nonconformist views, just to liven things up.

  Blog text (8)

• "I'd describe myself as a nonconformist, though I can't claim to have really been a hippie."

  Fiction book (1999)

• Other women, like Elvira, struggle against the town's hermetically sealed environment and vacillate between conformist and nonconformist identities.

  Academic text (1997)

• The nonconformist females of Entre Visillos resent this invasion of their sole remaining refuge most keenly.

  Academic text (1997)

• Many of the negative descriptors in the teachers' reports—"disruptive," "nonconformist," "withdrawn," "daydreamer," "nonparticipant"—are symptoms of disengagement.

  Academic text (2003)

• She was known for her nonconformist views, challenging traditional ideas about family and marriage.

• The artist's nonconformist approach to painting rejected conventional themes and techniques.

Synonyms

N

nontraditional

vsnonconformist

12 5.9

Not doing things in the usual way

shows a person or action refusing accepted customs or doctrines

U

untraditional

vsnonconformist

3 5.3

Not following usual ways or customs

emphasizes a deliberate break from accepted customs or doctrines

N

nonconforming

vsnonconformist

2 7.1

Not following usual customs or religious beliefs

is the label used for a person who shows that behavior

H

heterodox

vsnonconformist

• Formal

1 9.7

Not following the usual or accepted beliefs, often in religion

applies more broadly to customs, attitudes, or social practices beyond beliefs

U

unconformist

vsnonconformist

8.2

Not following the usual rules or ways that most people accept

focuses on not following established customs, attitudes, or doctrines

H

heterodoxical

vsnonconformist

• Formal

9.3

Not following the usual beliefs or practices

is focused on personal refusal to obey customs, attitudes, or doctrines

A

antitraditional

vsnonconformist

7.6

Not supporting traditional ideas and old ways of doing things

is more neutral, simply not following customs rather than actively opposing them

D

dissentient

vsnonconformist

• Formal

9.8

Disagreeing with the majority or with official opinion

is about not following customs or doctrines, not only disagreeing with most people

N

nondoctrinal

vsnonconformist

8.1

Not following a group's official beliefs

relates to refusing to follow customs or doctrines rather than the source of ideas

N

nondoctrinaire

vsnonconformist

8.2

Open to new ideas and willing to change views

emphasizes refusal to follow customs or doctrines rather than mere open mindedness

Antonyms

C

conformist

6 6.0

Behaving in a way that follows rules instead of trying new ideas

How Conforming

orthodox

30 5.9

conventional

175 2.8

unorthodox

52 7.3

nonconformist

3 7.4

dissenting

6.7

rebellious

43 4.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology