breaking with tradition
- innovationCreating something original
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
defiance · radical · revolution · nonconformist · taboo · heresy · departure · renegade · avant-garde · trailblazing · iconoclast · subversive · disrupt · reform · deviation · unorthodox · bold · shocking
adherence to established custom
breaking with traditionconservatism
Preference for existing institutions
traditionalism · orthodoxy · conventionality · conformity · playing it safe
social conformity
breaking with traditionconforming
Meeting accepted standards
toeing the line · falling in line · traditionalism · compliance · obedience