PURIST Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

purist

noun

as in fanatic

a person who has very strong ideas about what is correct or acceptable and who usually opposes changes to traditional methods and practices a new style of play that offended the sport's purists a language purist who is always looking to correct the speech of others

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Recent Examples on the Web The kind of tendencies that led to the jock reputation; more spins, more flips, and more back-to-back tricks often score well, but those runs can turn circus act to skate purists, sacrificing the taste and style that keep skateboarding hanging in the balance somewhere between sport and art. —

Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024 Sportsmanship purists say that these shoes constitute a form of technological doping. —

Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024 The purists still won’t like it, though, whatever grand plans Colin Chapman had in store. —

Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 July 2024 Not one for the purists so maybe a good choice for a second viewing. —

Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for purist

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