iconoclast

The word “iconoclast” has 4 syllables: i-con-o-clast

It's pronounced as /aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst/


What is synonym and antonym for iconoclast?

In the thesaurus, “iconoclast” has 47 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for iconoclast along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for iconoclast

  • aberrant
  • anomaly
  • bohemian
  • boho
  • character
  • codger
  • counterculturist
  • crackbrain
  • crackpot
  • crank
  • critic
  • cynic
  • denouncer
  • deviant
  • dissenter
  • dissident
  • eccentric
  • eight ball
  • enfant terrible
  • freak
  • free spirit
  • freethinker
  • heretic
  • image-breaker
  • individualist
  • kook
  • lone ranger
  • lone wolf
  • loner
  • maverick
  • misfit
  • non-conformist
  • nonbeliever
  • nonconformer
  • nonconformist
  • nut
  • oddball
  • outsider
  • questioner
  • radical
  • rebel
  • revolutionist
  • ruiner
  • sceptic
  • screwball
  • unbeliever
  • weirdo

Antonyms for iconoclast

  • adherent
  • believer
  • conformer
  • conformist
  • follower
  • sheep
  • supporter

Meanings of iconoclast

  • noun
    1. One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.
    2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
    3. (by extension) One who attacks cherished beliefs.

Example Sentences

  • She was known in the art world as a fearless iconoclast, challenging traditional forms with her avant-garde sculptures.
  • The literary critic gained a reputation as an intellectual iconoclast for his bold critiques of classic literature.
  • The young musician emerged as an iconoclast, blending genres and defying conventional music norms.
  • In the business world, he became an iconoclast by revolutionizing traditional marketing strategies.
  • The philosopher's ideas were considered radical and iconoclastic within the academic community.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to iconoclast, such as: aberrant, adherent, anomaly, believer, bohemian, boho, character.

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Related Words

abandoner

  • apostate
  • backslider
  • betrayer
  • come-outer
  • defector
  • defier
  • deserter
  • discontent
  • dissident
  • double-crosser
  • dropout
  • escapee
  • exile
  • forsaker
  • fugitive
  • heretic
  • iconoclast
  • insurgent
  • insurrectionary
  • insurrectionist
  • leaver
  • malcontent
  • mutineer
  • outlaw
  • quisling
  • rebel
  • recreant
  • recusant
  • red
  • refugee
  • refusenik
  • refuser
  • refusnik
  • renegade
  • revolter
  • revolutionary
  • revolutionist
  • revolutionizer
  • schismatic
  • snake
  • snake in the grass
  • tergiversator
  • traitor
  • traitoress
  • traitress
  • turnabout
  • turncoat

objector

  • activist
  • advocate
  • agent provocateur
  • agitator
  • alarmist
  • anarchist
  • apostle
  • avant-garde
  • backer
  • bear
  • belligerent
  • bellyacher
  • booster
  • boycotter
  • champion
  • combatant
  • complainer
  • crab
  • crank
  • croaker
  • crock
  • crosspatch
  • crybaby
  • curmudgeon
  • defeatist
  • demagog
  • demagogue
  • demonstrator
  • disrupter
  • dissenter
  • dissident
  • exciter
  • exponent
  • extremist
  • fanatic
  • faultfinder
  • fighter
  • firebrand
  • fomenter
  • freethinker
  • fusser
  • grinch
  • griper
  • grouch
  • grouser
  • growler
  • grumbler
  • grump
  • heretic
  • hunks
  • hypochondriac
  • iconoclast
  • incendiary
  • inciter
  • instigator
  • insurgent
  • insurrectionist
  • kicker
  • killjoy
  • kindler
  • left-winger
  • leftist
  • malcontent
  • marcher
  • militant
  • moaner
  • murmurer
  • mutineer
  • mutterer
  • nagger
  • nihilist
  • nitpicker
  • nonconformist
  • obstructionist
  • pacifist
  • partisan
  • party pooper
  • persuader
  • pessimist
  • picketer
  • prodder
  • progressive
  • promoter
  • prompter
  • proponent
  • protester
  • protestor
  • provocateur
  • provoker
  • quibbler
  • rabble-rouser
  • radical
  • rebel
  • reformer
  • reformist
  • renegade
  • repiner
  • revolter
  • revolutionary
  • revolutionist
  • rioter
  • schismatic
  • secessionist
  • sectarian
  • sectary
  • separationist
  • separatist
  • skeptic
  • sorehead
  • sourpuss
  • spoilsport
  • striker
  • subversive
  • supporter
  • troublemaker
  • ultraist
  • warrior
  • whiner

pagan

radical

ultraist

  • addict
  • advanced
  • agitator
  • anarchist
  • anarchistic
  • avant-garde
  • berserk
  • bigot
  • bigoted
  • bitten
  • complete
  • conservative
  • corybantic
  • crank
  • crazed
  • crazy
  • delirious
  • deranged
  • devotee
  • die-hard
  • enthusiast
  • enthusiastic
  • entire
  • excessive
  • extreme
  • extremist
  • fanatic
  • fanatical
  • far-out
  • fervent
  • fiend
  • firebrand
  • flipped
  • foaming at the mouth
  • fool
  • frantic
  • freak
  • freaked-out
  • freethinker
  • freethinking
  • frenetic
  • frenzied
  • furious
  • hog-wild
  • hot
  • iconoclast
  • iconoclastic
  • immoderate
  • infuriated
  • insane
  • insubordinate
  • insurgent
  • insurrectionary
  • insurrectionist
  • intemperate
  • intolerant
  • intransigent
  • irrational
  • keen
  • lawless
  • left-winger
  • leftist
  • liberal
  • mad
  • mad-dog
  • maniac
  • militant
  • monomaniac
  • mutineer
  • mutinous
  • narrow-minded
  • nihilist
  • nihilistic
  • nonconformist
  • nut
  • nutty
  • objector
  • obsessed
  • overboard
  • pacifist
  • poisoned
  • progressive
  • rabid
  • radical
  • raging
  • reactionary
  • rebel
  • rebellious
  • recalcitrant
  • recusant
  • reformer
  • refractory
  • renegade
  • restive
  • revolter
  • revolutionary
  • revolutionist
  • right-winger
  • rightist
  • rioter
  • riotous
  • secessionist
  • seditious
  • severe
  • sick
  • sizzling
  • smoking
  • steamed up
  • subversive
  • supremacist
  • sweeping
  • thorough
  • ultra
  • uncompromising
  • violent
  • virulent
  • visionary
  • way-out
  • wild
  • zealot
  • zealous

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