NONCONFORMISTS Synonyms
16 hypernyms for nonconformists. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for NONCONFORMISTS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| dissidents | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who dissents from some established policy adjective satellite • characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards • disagreeing, especially with a majority | ||||||
| eccentrics | noun n | |||||
adjective • not having a common center; not concentric noun • a person with an unusual or odd personality • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) adjective satellite • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | ||||||
| heretics | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church • a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | ||||||
| iconoclasts | noun n | |||||
noun • a destroyer of images used in religious worship • someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions | ||||||
| individualists | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who pursues independent thought or action adjective satellite • marked by or expressing individuality | ||||||
| mavericks | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action • an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it adjective satellite • independent in behavior or thought | ||||||
| outsiders | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group • a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win | ||||||
| rebels | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) • `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action verb • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • break with established customs | ||||||
| renegades | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||
| chapelgoer | noun n | |||||
noun • a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England | ||||||
| individualist | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who pursues independent thought or action adjective satellite • marked by or expressing individuality | ||||||
| nonconforming | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion | ||||||
| recusant | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct adjective satellite • (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England • refusing to submit to authority | ||||||
| unconformist | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought | ||||||
| heteroclite | adjective adj | |||||
noun • A person who is unconventional; a maverick • (grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word • A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups. adjective • Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal. • (grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected. | ||||||
| free spirit | noun n | |||||
noun • someone acting freely or even irresponsibly | ||||||