immoralist
/ɪˈmɔːrəlɪst/
NOUN
1. One who rejects conventional morality
A person who disregards, opposes, or acts outside accepted moral principles and traditional ethical standards.
1.1. Philosophical and literary defiance of ethics
Used in philosophical, literary, or critical contexts to describe someone who deliberately repudiates conventional rules of right and wrong.
Synonyms
- libertine
- reprobate
- hedonist
- iconoclast
- transgressor
- nihilist
Antonyms
- moralist
- puritan
- ethicist
- saint
Examples
- Critics often described the protagonist of the novel as a self-styled immoralist seeking freedom from societal norms.
- In philosophical debates, an immoralist challenges the idea that traditional moral duties hold universal authority.