iconoclastic
/aɪˌkɒ.nəˈklæ.stɪk/
iconoclastic adjective: characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.
Adjective
iconoclastic (comparative more iconoclastic, superlative most iconoclastic)
- Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.
- Many of Thomas Hardy's works were considered iconoclastic in his day.
- I pose the iconoclastic suggestion that even at this late stage in B.R. dieselisation, rigid standardisation might be a shibboleth.1964 May, R. & M., “What chance for an outstanding prototype?”, in Modern Railways, page 319
Noun
iconoclastic (plural iconoclastics)
- Synonym of iconoclast.
- Synonyms:
- iconoclast
iconoclastic meaning in Bengali
iconoclastic in Bengali
- iconoclastic
- প্রতিমাচূর্ণকারী protimacurnokari
Synonyms of iconoclastic
Antonyms
Forms of iconoclastic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more iconoclastic |
| superlative | most iconoclastic |
| Noun | |
| plural | iconoclastics |
Origin of iconoclastic
From iconoclast + -ic.
Words formed from iconoclastic
Words that rhyme with iconoclastic
- plastic
- elastic
- fantastic
- bombastic
- mastic
- spastic
- heteroplastic
- inelastic
- periphrastic
- pleonastic
- aclastic
- alloplastic
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- anaclastic
- anaplastic
- anticlastic
- aplastic
- autoplastic
- basiplastic
- ceroplastic
- chiastic
- clastic
- cosmoplastic
- drastic
- encomiastic
- enthusiastic
- epispastic
- gelastic
- gymnastic
- heteroblastic
- holophrastic
- homoblastic
- homoplastic
- macroplastic
- normoplastic
- onomastic
- paraphrastic
- sarcastic
- synclastic
- achondroplastic
- agelastic
- antineoplastic
- antiphrastic
- antispastic
- apicoplastic
- autoschediastic
- cataclastic
- chiliastic
- conplastic
- cranioplastic
- docimastic
- dramastic
- dynastic
- dysplastic
- ecclesiastic
- ectoblastic
- ectoplastic
- electroplastic
- emplastic
- epiblastic
- epinastic
Questions about iconoclastic
- What does iconoclastic mean?
- Iconoclastic means characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.
- What is iconoclastic in Bengali?
- Iconoclastic in Bengali is প্রতিমাচূর্ণকারী (protimacurnokari). See Iconoclastic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is iconoclastic?
- Iconoclastic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce iconoclastic?
- Iconoclastic is pronounced /aɪˌkɒ.nəˈklæ.stɪk/.
Words near iconoclastic in the dictionary
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