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• n  someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
• a  marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles
  underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist
• s  adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

• A classic anti-hero, he typified the new breed of Hollywood star -- rebellious, contentious and defiantly non-conformist.
• For what has Roth been doing during these past 45 years, except fulminating against the conformist oppressions and hypocrisies of bourgeois life, writing Lewis's ''Babbitt'' in .
• Thats because you have to be a non-conformist in order to become a pothead.

• conforming

• nonconformist

News & Articles

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• PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK: Spikes explains absence, says he’s different
  Linebacker Brandon Spikes says he skipped organized team activities this offseason because he is a non-conformist. Spikes, who is on hand for the Patriots’ mandatory minicamp, says he’ll be in attendance when training camp kicks off this summer as well.
  June 12, 2013 - The Patriot Ledger
• Distilled: Move over PBR. Here are six other cheap beer options.
  Is it possible the beloved Pabst Blue Ribbon could fall out of favor with the young, unkempt masses? I’m calling my shot now and going with a resounding yes, as the price of PBR is actually going up due to its popularity. Besides, isn’t the point of drinking PBR that you’re a cool non-conformist? Well, not if everyone is drinking it.
  June 12, 2013 - Columbus Alive
• Cancer
  You are not as conformist as some people think and what you do over the next few days will prove that fact several times over. Expect a bit of a backlash though - some people just don't like surprises...
  June 10, 2013 - New York Post

Quotes

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• Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Associated Press
  Davis still exhibits conformist tendencies,Schwarzenegger said in a decision he signed on June 22.
• Dario Fo in Washington Post
  Everything which is old and conformist is boring, it's better to invent something new,Fo, who won the Nobel literature prize in 1997, told La Repubblica.
• Daniel Horowitz in KTVU.com
  Daniel Horowitz, a criminal defense attorney who also has watched the trial, says the replacement bodes well for the defense, calling her "a woman who will not immediately join the group. She's clearly a non-conformist."