Synonyms of iconoclast

iconoclast

noun

ī-ˈkä-nə-ˌklast 

as in maverick

a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs

notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maverick
• bohemian
• individualist
• eccentric
• heretic
• nonconformist
• loner
• freak
• deviant
• free spirit
• anomaly
• lone wolf
• lone ranger
• character
• enfant terrible
• freethinker
• boho
• outsider
• nonconformer
• weirdo
• crank
• kook
• counterculturist
• oddball
• crackpot
• codger
• screwball
• misfit
• nut
• eight ball
• aberrant
• crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adherent
• supporter
• follower
• conformist
• sheep
• conformer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of iconoclast

And when iconoclasts do emerge, in the literal form of Rhodes scholars demanding that a statue of the man whose munificence and foresight funded their ticket into the global elite be taken down? —airmail.news, 1 June 2024

Rebellion brings acclaim, which brings public expectations, which brings more rebellion: a cycle that’s true to Dylan’s life, but also that of many previous iconoclasts portrayed on film. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2024

While he may be known for being an iconoclast, Bob Dylan has a public persona — aloof, remote, borderline misanthropic — that doesn’t exactly lend itself to the typical Hollywood treatment. —Aja Romano, Vox, 25 Dec. 2024

Zappa, who died in 1993 at the age of 52, was one of the greatest iconoclasts in or out of rock music, and one of the most versatile. —George Varga, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024

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