counterculturalist
Mainstream values rejecter
A counterculturalist is someone who rejects or opposes mainstream cultural values and norms, typically embracing alternative lifestyles, beliefs, or practices.
The term emerged from the 1960s counterculture movement but applies broadly to anyone who actively resists dominant social conventions: The commune attracted counterculturalists from across the country.
She was a counterculturalist who rejected consumerism entirely.
Fifties counterculture member
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- artistMaker of creative works
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
vagabond · nomad · creative · visionary · unconventional · offbeat · alternative · funky
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
maverick · renegade · defiant · resister · challenger · outsider · fringe · provocateur
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- advocacyPleading for a cause
sit-in · boycott · march · rally · campaign · petition · solidarity · coalition
One who doubts claims
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- criticOne who judges merit
- doubterOne who disbelieves
- hereticChallenger of official doctrine
dissenter · objector · secularist · humanist · rationalist · independent thinker · individualist · unorthodox
beatnik
Fifties counterculture member
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- artistMaker of creative works
- eccentricUnconventional in character
avant-garde · vagabond · nomad · creative · visionary · unconventional · offbeat · alternative · funky · dropout
iconoclast
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
dissident · maverick · renegade · defiant · resister · challenger · outsider · fringe · provocateur · transgressive
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
advocacy · sit-in · boycott · march · rally · campaign · petition · solidarity · coalition · movement
skeptic
One who doubts claims
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- criticOne who judges merit
- doubterOne who disbelieves
heretic · dissenter · objector · secularist · humanist · rationalist · independent thinker · individualist · unorthodox · intellectual
counterculturalisttraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
conformist · conventionalist · conservative · bourgeois · square
counterculturalistconformist
One following accepted norms
insider · organization man · company man · establishmentarian · pillar of society
culture, cultivate, cultural, agriculture, multicultural, horticulture, subculture, acculturation, counterculture