" conventionalist "

1: as in follower, conformist;

•  Synonyms : 

•  conformer,

•  conformist,

•  follower,

•  traditionalist,

•  fuddy-duddy,

•  square,

•  standpatter,

•  stuffed shirt,

•  middle-of-the-roader,

•  moderate

•  Antonyms : 

•  bohemian,

•  boho,

•  counterculturist,

•  deviant,

•  enfant terrible,

•  free spirit,

•  heretic,

•  iconoclast,

•  individualist,

•  loner,

•  lone ranger,

•  lone wolf,

•  maverick,

•  nonconformer,

•  nonconformist,

•  freethinker,

•  renegade

1: accepted, used, or practiced by most people;

  * e.g., " ... conventional wisdom holds that an incumbent president has an overwhelming advantage over his opponent "

•  Synonyms : 

•  current,

•  customary,

•  going,

•  popular,

•  prevailing,

•  prevalent,

•  standard,

•  stock,

•  usual

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonstandard,

•  unconventional,

•  unpopular,

•  unusual

2: based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation;

  * e.g., " ... tried to break from the conventional attitudes regarding the proper roles for men and women "

•  Synonyms : 

•  classical,

•  customary,

•  prescriptive,

•  traditional

•  Antonyms : 

•  nontraditional,

•  unconventional,

•  uncustomary,

•  untraditional

3: following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules;

  * e.g., " ... conventional courtesy demands that the bridal couple send written thank-you notes for their gifts "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ceremonial,

•  ceremonious,

•  formal,

•  orthodox,

•  regular,

•  routine

•  Antonyms : 

•  casual,

•  freewheeling,

•  informal,

•  irregular,

•  unceremonious,

•  unconventional,

•  unorthodox