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
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
As explained by The Pew Research Center, this generation was given its name as they were perceived as conformist and civic-minded.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
Afflicting not the comfortable but the smug, the superficial, and the conformist is a critic’s job.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2023
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Noun
There’s no question where Longworth stands on the spectrum between conformist thinking and auteurist risk-taking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
As explained by The Pew Research Center, this generation was given its name as they were perceived as conformist and civic-minded.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Yet apart from their private passion, these letters, together with his son’s judgment, portray a rather wooden man, repressed and conformist.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
Afflicting not the comfortable but the smug, the superficial, and the conformist is a critic’s job.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformist
Noun
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Salgado mentioned her burgeoning social media presence, which included a TikTok account that as of Aug. 20 had more than 105K followers.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Thousands of her followers either left memes or surprised reactions to the star's new look with a large majority of her followers questioning if the whole thing was a joke.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Guthrie family cowers in obedient fear of its brooding patriarch (Peter Mullan).—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hana must suppress her considerate and obedient nature or her destiny will be as dark as the solar eclipse.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Bullmastiffs are docile at home and fearless at work.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Arizona tarantulas are not aggressive and are generally considered docile and shy.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The San Diego readiness center is a subordinate command of the NIFR, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rella explained to the Post that there could be a claim if a person in a subordinate position thought they were being unfairly targeted.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Business owners would have until 2027 to be compliant with new regulations.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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These vehicles are not compliant with certain requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, according to the recall.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 June 2025
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These moves give China not only privileged access to economic assets but also political leverage over a pliant neighbor within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), tightening its grip on a region central to its ambitions.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Last year saw the first curved OLED televisions—progress in such conformable screens could lead to the days when virtually any surface could be host to a display.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Jan. 2015
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In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.—
Chris Smith,
BGR,
6 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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For starters, bond markets have become far less submissive, and long-term interest rates have risen sharply on ten- and 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds.—
Kenneth S. Rogoff,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Even the European Union, which bent over backward to offer concessions — pledging to somehow mobilize billions for American weapons, investments and gas purchases, despite having a highly questionable capacity for doing so — wasn’t submissive enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Conformist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformist. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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