nonconformers

Example:Most of the new employees were conformists who preferred to avoid conflict.

Definition:People who follow the usual or accepted practices, beliefs, or standards of a society or group, often without question.

Example:The orthodox believers strictly adhere to all the rules of their religious practice.

Definition:Strictly adhering to traditional or established forms, rules, etc.; conforming to recognized standards or accepted doctrines.

Example:The town's traditionalists defiantly resisted the construction of a new shopping center.

Definition:Adherers to traditional customs and beliefs; those who resist or reject modern change and innovation.