Antonyms for conformity
kənˈfɔr mɪ ticon·form·ity

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1. conformitynoun

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity

2. conformitynoun

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity

3. conformitynoun

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity

4. conformitynoun

   How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. - Kenneth Tynan

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity

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1. conformity

   When tones, thoughts, or feelings, individually different, combine to form a consistent and pleasing whole, there is harmony. Harmony is deeper and more essential than agreement; we may have a superficial, forced, or patched-up agreement, but never a superficial, forced, or patched-up harmony. Concord is less full and spiritual than harmony. Concord implies more volition than accord; as, their views were found to be in perfect accord; or, by conference concord was secured; we do not secure accord, but discover it. We may speak of being in accord with a person on one point, but harmony is wider in range. Conformity is correspondence in form, manner, or use; the word often signifies submission to authority or necessity, and may be as far as possible from harmony; as, the attempt to secure conformity to an established religion. Congruity involves the element of suitableness; consistency implies the absence of conflict or contradiction in views, statements, or acts which are brought into comparison, as in the different statements of the same person or the different periods of one man's life; unanimity is the complete hearty agreement of many; consent and concurrence refer to decision or action, but consent is more passive than concurrence; one speaks by general consent when no one in the assembly cares to make formal objection; a decision of the Supreme Court depends upon the concurrence of a majority of the judges. Compare AGREE; FRIENDSHIP; MELODY.

   Antonyms:
   antagonism, battle, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, disproportion, dissension, disunion, hostility, incongruity, inconsistency, opposition, schism, separation, variance, warfare

   Synonyms:
   accord, accordance, agreement, amity, concord, concurrence, congruity, consent, consistency, consonance, harmony, symmetry, unanimity, uniformity, union, unison, unity

Matched Categories

1. • Agreement
   • Conventionality
   • Correspondence
   • Orthodoxy

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1. conformity, conformancenoun

   correspondence in form or appearance

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity, nonconformism, nonconformance

   Synonyms:
   abidance, ossification, accordance, conformation, conformism, compliance, accord, conformance

2. conformity, conformation, compliance, abidancenoun

   acting according to certain accepted standards

   "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity, nonconformance, nonconformism

   Synonyms:
   compliance, contour, conformation, accord, residency, conformism, submission, configuration, compliancy, form, complaisance, obligingness, shape, residence, accordance, conformance, abidance, deference, ossification

3. conformity, conformismnoun

   orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity, nonconformism, nonconformance

   Synonyms:
   abidance, ossification, accordance, conformation, conformism, compliance, accord, conformance

4. accord, conformity, accordancenoun

   concurrence of opinion

   "we are in accord with your proposal"

   Antonyms:
   nonconformance, nonconformity, nonconformism

   Synonyms:
   abidance, ossification, treaty, pact, accordance, conformance, conformation, conformism, accordance of rights, compliance, accord, agreement

5. ossification, conformitynoun

   hardened conventionality

   Antonyms:
   nonconformity, nonconformance, nonconformism

   Synonyms:
   abidance, ossification, accordance, conformation, conformism, compliance, accord, conformance

How to use conformity in a sentence?

1. Thomas J. Watson:

   Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.

2. Peter Ustinov:

   In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.

3. Carl R. Rogers:

   If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning.

4. Jacob Bronowski:

   Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.

5. Dina Kawar:

   We will be doing what the Palestinians want and in conformity with the Arab League.

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