All conventionalist synonyms

noun conventionalist

• right wing — members of a conservative or reactionary political party, or those opposing extensive political reform.
• moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
• follower — a person or thing that follows.
• traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
• bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
• sheep — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
• reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
• stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
• diehard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
• right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
• redneck — an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
• rightist — of or relating to conservative or reactionary political views; noting or characteristic of the political Right.
• preserver — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
• classicist — A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
• obstructionist — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
• tory — a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
• conserver — One who conserves.
• conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
• yes man — a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.
• unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
• old guard — the imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon: it made the last French charge at Waterloo.
• conserve — If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
• easy-listening — Also called easy listening. popular music having comparatively conventional, melodic qualities and hence having broad commercial appeal.
• silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
• standpat — standpatter.
• orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.