ICONOCLASM Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

iconoclasm

noun

Definition of iconoclasm

as in deviation

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Recent Examples of iconoclasm When oppressive regimes do collapse, the first thing people tend to do is topple the statues; this literal iconoclasm becomes an outlet for their relief and rage. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026 Studio 54 has a history drenched in iconoclasm, and now, Valentino fragrances. — Essence, 12 Sep. 2025 In that regard Stern is not unlike South Park, another once-famous piece of iconoclasm that, until recent negotiation headlines, many of us couldn’t even say definitively was still on the air. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025 My mother’s iconoclasm shaped my attitude toward life, including my taste in music. — Santi Elijah Holley, New York Times, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for iconoclasm

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Noun

The meat may have been stored in a refrigerator experiencing unsafe deviations in temperature.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Detecting such deviations could help distinguish between competing explanations for inflation and reveal more about the universe’s earliest conditions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of deviation

Noun

From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Narayan’s bittersweet love story about a hapless painter’s crush on an emotionally distant social worker has lost none of its humor, relevance, or unconventionality.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 May 2026

Definition of unconventionality

Noun

Many members of today’s professional class are apostates, and this apostasy is worth taking seriously as a sign of an economic order that cannot seem to justify itself to its own public-relations arm.

— Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
When every disagreement with Israeli government policy became, in your telling, the first step toward apostasy?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 July 2026

Definition of apostasy

Noun

Once the wicker creation proves far more extraordinary, discord and jealousy upset the fisherwoman’s quiet village.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Dolan was right that distractions can trip up a team, sowing just enough discord among its players to derail their chances at another title, and cut short their fans' chances at another joyous summer.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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