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CLASSICIST Antonyms

There are 18 antonyms of the word classicist. (opposite meanings)

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

Alternatives for CONTEMPORARY

Alternatives for FUTURIST

Alternatives for HERETIC

Alternatives for ICONOCLAST

Alternatives for INDIVIDUALIST

Alternatives for INNOVATOR

Alternatives for MAVERICK

Alternatives for MODERNIST

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