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Answer by aparente001 for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

ChameleonA person who adjusts themselves to fit into whatever happens to be cool at the moment. Includes their appearance, their interests, their opinions, their personalities. Often referred to as...

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Answer by BerndGit for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

I found that there is already a scientific word for that: "Normopath"See: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/normopathnormopath (plural normopaths) A person who conforms excessively to social norms.More...

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Answer by Yosef Baskin for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

Your example helps a lot. You are talking about someone who is very conventional. Conventional -- Conforming to established practice or accepted standards [American Heritage Dictionary, 5th Ed.]The...

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Answer by WernerCD for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

"Airhead" or "Basic"? (amoungst other terms mentioned on this Wiki Page for "Airhead")"Airhead", also known as "ghetto prep", "popular", "Trixie" (in Chicago),1"basic b***h", or simply""basic", is a...

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Answer by Nobilis for What would you call a person who is obsessed with being...

normie is a pejorative term in certain online communities referring to those who embrace mainstream culture to the point of being seen as 'unoriginal' or 'conventional' but in certain other contexts it...

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Answer by Nonna Yabizniz for What would you call a person who is obsessed...

One ought to call such a normalist "abnormal", however, it should not be done to their face. This comes from the authority of a well-known blogger.I would call them abnormal (just not to their face).

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Answer by alwayslearning for What would you call a person who is obsessed...

Conformist, as already answered is a good fit. If you are looking for a pejorative synonym, sheep is an alternative.Macmillan:sheepNOUN [COUNTABLE]2INFORMAL someone who does the same as everyone else...

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Answer by Kevin Mark for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

"Normal" is a subjective and relative term — something can only be described as such in relation to a "norm" or standard. When you use the word "normal" in this way you may appear to the reader to...

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Answer by MonkeyZeus for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

NormalistA believer in or proponent of norms or normality.https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/normalist

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Answer by Martin Burch for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

A relatively new word from the world of fashion might worknormcoreembracing sameness deliberately as a new way of being cool, rather than striving for “difference” or “authenticity.”... is how it's...

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Answer by J Wils for What would you call a person who is obsessed with being...

maybe not quite right but I have heard of "mainstreamer" - its a group in advertising who are "normal" - ... maybe what is "normal" .. Mr Average .. Ms Average ... Mr Median ! Ms Mean ... or "On trend"...

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Answer by Nick Cardoso for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

I would argue you can't be obsessed with being normal and actually be normal. To obsess over it is to be weird in itself so given that, it will depend if this is coming from the 3rd person or not.If...

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Answer by henning for What would you call a person who is obsessed with being...

More colloquially, you could call the person (a) square (as opposed to hip).

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Answer by user1995 for What would you call a person who is obsessed with...

How about conformist?From Dictionary.com:conformist [kuh n-fawr-mist]a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.EDIT: As user...

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What would you call a person who is obsessed with being "normal"?

I am searching for a word which means someone who has an obsession with being 'Normal', or someone who cannot bear to be different from other people, or similar. Is there any such? Context:-A lives in...

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