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ICONOCLAST

Definition:

A person who attacks or challenges cherished beliefs, traditions, or institutions.

Synonyms: 

Radical, Dissident, Nonconformist

Antonyms: 

Conformist, Traditionalist, Assenter

Examples:

  • The office iconoclast replaced the coffee machine with a smoothie bar. HR was not amused.

  • She was an iconoclast who dared to say that socks and sandals can be stylish.

Etymology:

From Greek eikonoklastēs ("image breaker"), from eikōn (image) + klan (to break).

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