as in follower
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 conformist
Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Instead, many of them seem to be passive or active conformists, seizing upon the opportunities that the still-present market economy or big enterprises provide for young careerists.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
To me, an American woman in the early 21st century, prickly and free-spirited Lady Murasaki now appears to have been chafing under conformist pressures in the Heian court.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
With your support, NR will continue to buck conformist pressure.
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Saft comes from Levittown, Long Island, the prototype for conformist, white-picketed American suburbia.
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Jennifer Aniston's social media followers were treated to some banter between the Friends alum and her costar Courteney Cox — not as Rachel and Monica, but themselves.—
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The chef has 115 million social followers and has established himself over two decades with prime time shows like Kitchen Nightmares and MasterChef more recently being accompanied by a vibrant social media profile.—
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The generals reduced even their limited need for an obedient prime minister.—
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Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.—
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In telling after telling, Dorothy is presented as the docile marionette of whatever man’s pulling her strings at the moment.—
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Casually dressed couples explore the labyrinthine citrus groves, but the rhythm here seems deliciously docile—guests go from hammam to Aperol, afternoon snooze to dinner.—
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The inspector general's investigation found that Reece and Ruff — who were supervisor and subordinate — did not disclose their romantic relationship, which is a violation of a city executive order.—
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Santa’s elves are subordinate Clauses.—
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Sidewalk vendors have the opportunity to get a new Los Angeles County code-compliant food cart for free as part of a new county program.—
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The project involves removing asbestos and lead contamination, updating the facilities to be compliant with accessibility laws, and upgrading electrical and ventilation systems.—
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Advertisement Rodríguez was not immediately pliant.—
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Its root system is aggressive, shallow, and rather pliant, which makes the tree very unstable.—
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Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?—
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Parker details that after a few meetings and sample swapping with the agency, Macy’s picked up her collection and the pair have dedicated its mission to approach size inclusive fashion in a fun yet conformable way.—
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
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Usually, guys with power like to be submissive and are bottoms.—
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“Conformist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformist. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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