MEANING
A person who follows the accepted rules or expectations of a group.
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Words that belong together
- social conformist
- committed conformist
On the page
The apparent conformist privately questioned every rule.
Word forms
- Base
- conformist
Usage notes
Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Noun singular conformist; plural conformists. Adjective more conformist; most conformist when meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.
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