CLASSICIST Antonyms
Definition of CLASSICIST
Best Opposite Words For CLASSICIST
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contemporary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person of nearly the same age as another adjective satellite • characteristic of the present • belonging to the present time • occurring in the same period of time | ||||||||
futurist | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to futurism noun • a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future • someone who predicts the future | ||||||||
heretic | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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) | ||||||||
iconoclast | nounn | |||||||
noun • a destroyer of images used in religious worship • someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions | ||||||||
individualist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who pursues independent thought or action adjective satellite • marked by or expressing individuality | ||||||||
innovator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | ||||||||
maverick | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 adjective satellite • independent in behavior or thought | ||||||||
modernist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles | ||||||||
nonconformist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought noun • someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct • a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England adjective satellite • not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion | ||||||||
nontraditional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not conforming to or in accord with tradition | ||||||||
progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||||
radical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root • especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem noun • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule • a person who has radical ideas or opinions • (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity • a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed adjective satellite • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm • markedly new or introducing radical change • arising from or going to the root or source | ||||||||
rebel | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • break with established customs | ||||||||
revisionist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position | ||||||||
subversive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a radical supporter of political or social revolution adjective satellite • in opposition to a civil authority or government | ||||||||
unconventional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not conforming to accepted rules or standards • not conventional or conformist adjective satellite • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention | ||||||||
experimentalist | nounn | |||||||
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romanticist | nounn | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts noun • someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality • an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism |