marches to a different drummer
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- rebelAuthority defier
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
outsider · unconventional · quirky · offbeat · freethinker · misfit · odd · unique · independent · original · bohemian · iconoclast · weird · strange · loner · beatnik · counterculture · trailblazer
conformity vs. nonconformity
marches to a different drummerfollows the crowd
Adopts popular behavior
goes with the flow · conformist · falls in line · sheep · toes the line
independence of thought
marches to a different drummergroupthink
Conformity-driven poor decisions
herd mentality · follower · unoriginal · derivative · imitative
conventionality of thought and behavior
marches to a different drummerconventional
Following accepted practices
orthodox · traditional · mainstream · ordinary · by-the-book