TRADITIONALISTS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

traditionalists

noun

plural of traditionalist

as in conservatives

a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are a traditionalist who doesn't believe in expanding government

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Recent Examples of traditionalists Backpack-rap traditionalists stayed in their own corner, too. — Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026 Still, many traditionalists don’t believe robotic elephants belong in temples. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Details of the new car include a choice of gearboxes between a 6-speed manual for traditionalists or a high-tech 10-speed automatic with steering-wheel shift paddles. — New Atlas, 3 June 2026 While traditionalists skip the lettuce entirely, many Americanized versions welcome crisp Romaine leaves. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 But Francis also announced restrictions on the Latin Mass in 2021, angering many traditionalists. — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026 The consecrations amounted to a crisis for Leo, who has prioritized church unity and healing tensions with traditionalists that worsened during Pope Francis’ pontificate. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 In Billings, Montana, Rand's Custom Hats has spent more than five decades handcrafting custom hats, building a reputation among rodeo athletes and local traditionalists, with each piece made largely by one hatter from start to finish. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026 While most of the familiar multi-variety white cuvées are traditional blend styles from regions like Rhône Valley, Rioja, Tuscany, or Bordeaux, a handful around the globe—and especially from the New World—combine varieties that would infuriate traditionalists. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 June 2026

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The pledge did not immediately satisfy hardline conservatives, who ground operations in the House to a halt last week.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
But performing fealty to that naïve and impoverished picture of judging had become nearly de rigueur for both liberals and conservatives.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

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