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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
conformist \conformist\ adjective
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Conformist \Con*form"ist\, noun 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}.
A cheeful conformist to your judgment. --Jer.Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
conformist
adjective
1: marked by conformity or convention; not corresponding to current customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist" [ant: {nonconformist}]
2: adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) [syn: {conforming}]
noun: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) [ant: {nonconformist}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "conformist": Babbitt, Grundy, Middle American, Philistine, anal character, ape, bourgeois, burgher, compulsive character, conformer, conventionalist, copier, copycat, copyist, counterfeiter, cuckoo, dissembler, dissimulator, echo, echoer, echoist, faker, forger, formalist, hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor, methodologist, middle-class type, mime, mimer, mimic, mimicker, mocker, mockingbird, model child, monkey, organization man, parrot, pedant, perfectionist, phony, plagiarist, plastic person, poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poseur, precisian, precisianist, sheep, simulator, square, teenybopper, trimmer, yes-man
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