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iconoclasm

[ahy-kon-uh-klaz-uhm] / aɪˈkɒn əˌklæz əm /
NOUN
atheism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nihilism
STRONG
disbelief doubt freethinking godlessness heresy impiety infidelity irreligion irreverence paganism skepticism unbelief
WEAK
nonbelief
Antonyms
STRONG
belief trust
WEAK
godliness piety religion
NOUN
heresy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blasphemy fallacy
STRONG
agnosticism apostasy atheism defection disbelief dissent dissidence divergence error heterodoxy impiety infidelity nonconformism nonconformity paganism revisionism schism sectarianism secularism sin
WEAK
misbelief
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement belief harmony
WEAK
orthodoxy
NOUN
nonconformity
Synonyms
STRONG
bohemianism breach denial disaffection disagreement disapprobation disapproval discordance disobedience dissent eccentricity exception heresy heterodoxy insubordination lawlessness negation nonacceptance noncompliance objection opposition originality recalcitrance recusancy rejection strangeness unconventionality uniqueness unorthodoxy unruliness veto violation
WEAK
contumaciousness mutinousness nonagreement nonconsent recusance transgressiveness
Antonyms
STRONG
acceptance agreement allowance approval concurrence endorsement harmony normality obedience observance orthodoxy peace permission ratification sanction usualness
WEAK
compliance conformity

Example Sentences

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In more recent decades, a spirit of iconoclasm eclipsed the spirit of commemoration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Although visually very different, the show’s best work shares a free-wheeling iconoclasm with major Ferus artists like Ed Ruscha and Robert Irwin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

The Israeli government expressed alarm over the defacement, which officials also attributed to Jewish iconoclasm in obedience to early prohibitions against idolatry.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

I really enjoy the playfulness and the iconoclasm.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

Celia’s destination was Havana, with her Great-Aunt Alicia, known for her cooking and her iconoclasm.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.