English Synonym Finder

conventionalist

Definitions

A person who adheres strictly to established social norms, customs, or traditional practices.

One who believes that truth, morality, or social structures are based on human agreement or convention rather than objective reality.

Examples

As a staunch conventionalist, he refused to deviate from the established protocols of the firm.

The artist was labeled a conventionalist by his peers because he preferred classical techniques over modern experimentation.

Synonyms

traditionalist conformist conservative orthodox person stickler for rules

Antonyms

nonconformist maverick rebel radical innovator iconoclast