Synonyms for non-conformist
- noun
- adjective
Most common
dissident heretic dissenter iconoclast eccentric maverick deviant individualist
All synonyms
Noun
1. Heretic
heretic, iconoclast, dissident, dissenter, separatist, schismatic, recusant, sectary, refusenik, refuser, objector, protester
Other
individualist, maverick, eccentric, deviant, free spirit, freak, chapel-goer, heteroclite, irregular
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- adj. 1
Not conforming to established customs, etc.
Related words
- Other spellings
- nonconformist
Forms
- Plural
- non-conformists → heretics, iconoclasts, dissidents, dissenters…
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Dissenter and non-conformist are terms specifically applied to English subjects who hold themselves aloof from the Church of England; the former term is extended to non-adherents of the established church in some other countries, as Russia.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dissident The political dissident has spent nearly a decade under house arrest.
- heretic Tom was burnt at the stake as a heretic.
- dissenter Freedom is always the freedom of the dissenter.
- iconoclast Professor Jackson is a professional iconoclast.
- eccentric Prof. Smith is famous for his eccentric life style.
- maverick They have a maverick disregard for fashion.
By length
- 5 letters
- freak1
- 7 letters
- heretic3, deviant3, sectary, refuser
- 8 letters
- maverick3, objector3, recusant
- 9 letters
- irregular4, eccentric3, dissident3, protester3, dissenter3, refusenik3
- 10 letters
- unorthodox4, separatist4, iconoclast4, schismatic
- 11 letters
- heteroclite
- 13 letters
- individualist6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heretic3 = 3 syllables).