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Antonyms for conventionalist
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kuh n-ven-shuh-nl |
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvɛn ʃə nl |
Definition of conventionalist
Origin :- late 15c., "of the nature of an agreement," from Late Latin conventionalis "pertaining to convention or agreement," from Latin conventionem (see convention). Meaning "of the nature of a convention" is from 1812, now rare; "established by social convention" is from 1761; that of "following tradition" is from 1831; that of "non-nuclear" is from 1955. Realted: Conventionality; conventionally.
- As in right-winger : noun conservative
- As in rightist : noun conservative
- As in traditionalist : noun conservative
- As in conformist : noun person in agreement
- As in conservative : noun person who is cautious, moderate; an opponent of change
- He would have been a conventionalist and epicurean, unless he had been a seer.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 » by Various
- You're only a conventionalist, like everybody else—you're not a moralist.
- Extract from : « Sally Bishop » by E. Temple Thurston
- Sometimes, they force the re-baptism of infants by the conventionalist cur, and shoot at the traditional father.
- Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
- It was evident John Grier's act was thought by the conventionalist to be a wicked blunder.
- Extract from : « Carnac's Folly, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
- Romme (brother of the Conventionalist, principal author of the Calendar) laid the foundations of our very important science.
- Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet
- The son of a Conventionalist who had not favored the King's death.
- Extract from : « Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z » by Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Synonyms for conventionalist
- Babbit
- bitter-ender
- bourgeois
- brick in a wall
- classicist
- conserver
- conventionalist
- diehard
- emulator
- follower
- hard hat
- middle-of-the-roader
- moderate
- moderatist
- obstructionist
- old guard
- old liner
- one of the herd
- orthodox
- preserver
- reactionary
- redneck
- right
- right-winger
- rightist
- rubber stamp
- sheep
- silk-stocking
- standpat
- stick-in-the-mud
- Tory
- traditionalist
- unprogressive
- yes man
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