Synonyms for hippie
- noun
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Flower child — one who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms, especially one who subscribes to values or actions…
flower child US, tree hugger slang
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.
- n. 2
Someone who is or tries to be hip.
Near-synonyms: hipster, hepster, trendite; see also Thesaurus:fashionable person
Related words
- Word family
- hip hipster
- Phrases
- hippie chimp hippie clinic
- Is a kind of
- person
- Other spellings
- hippy UK
Forms
- Plural
- hippies → hipsters, hepsters, trendites, beatniks…
Example sentences
- hipster The hipster music played overhead at restaurant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hippie | rising | |
| hipster | rising | |
| beatnik | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- hipster2, beatnik2, hepster
- 8 letters
- trendite
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hipster2 = 2 syllables).