CONTRARIAN Synonyms

• a person who dissents from some established policy

• a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

• a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

• a destroyer of images used in religious worship

• someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions

• a person who pursues independent thought or action

• marked by or expressing individuality

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

• an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

• independent in behavior or thought

• not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

• someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

• a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

• not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

• someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

• having deserted a cause or principle

• break with established customs

• A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition