nonconformity

Examples

• All

• Their own emotionality (motivation, persistence, responsibility, conformity/nonconformity, and the need for either externally imposed structure or the opportunity to do things their own way)

  Academic text (1992)

• What is significant, however, is that their singularity has the effect of fictionalizing both protagonists by placing emphasis on their historical nonconformity; that is, on their valorization of difference over sameness.

  Academic text (2001)

• In an ironic twist, Knewstub was for a time deprived of his living as a consequence of his nonconformity.

  Academic text (2018)

• In the distant past, actors and artists occupied a seedy if alluring demimonde, a realm of license and nonconformity that flourished on the fringes of respectable society.

  Academic text (2008)

• His nonconformity made him a target for criticism from those who valued tradition.

• The artist's nonconformity was evident in her unique style that challenged conventional norms.

• His reputation for nonconformity attracted like-minded individuals who wanted to break free from societal expectations.

Synonyms

I

inconsistency

vsnonconformity

30 4.8

A situation where things do not match or agree

focuses on lack of agreement or harmony rather than mere change

D

dissonance

vsnonconformity

23 7.8

A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think

is broader covering any lack of agreement not only social clashes

N

noncompliance

vsnonconformity

7 7.7

Failure to follow a rule, order, or request

is the state of not agreeing or matching rather than deliberate disobedience

I

incongruity

vsnonconformity

6 8.0

A situation where something does not fit or seem right

stresses lack of agreement or correspondence rather than oddness or unsuitability

I

incongruence

vsnonconformity

1 8.1

A lack of agreement between things or ideas

frames the same issue as a general mismatch rather than only incompatibility

D

discordancy

vsnonconformity

1 8.2

A situation where people or things do not agree

puts emphasis on lack of correspondence between things rather than just disagreement

N

nonadherence

vsnonconformity

• Specialized

1 8.6

Not following a rule, instruction, or prescribed medicine

focuses on a general lack of agreement or harmony rather than specific nonfollowing

I

inconformity

vsnonconformity

9.4

When something does not agree with rules or expectations

is broader stressing a general lack of agreement or harmony

D

disconformity

vsnonconformity

9.0

Not following usual rules or accepted practices

is about lack of agreement or harmony rather than rule breaking

N

nonconformance

vsnonconformity

• Specialized

8.1

Failure to follow accepted rules, standards, or requirements

is focused on disagreement or mismatch rather than rule violation

U

unconformity

vsnonconformity

9.3

A way of behaving that does not follow accepted customs or usual standards

stresses general lack of agreement or correspondence between things instead

N

nonconformism

vsnonconformity

8.4

Not following usual customs or rules

is the condition of disagreement or mismatch rather than intentional practice

I

inharmony

vsnonconformity

8.2

Lack of agreement between people in a team or group

highlights mismatch or lack of correspondence between things in general

N

nonconvergence

vsnonconformity

9.9

Lack of agreement between people or ideas

is about not being in agreement or harmony rather than physical separation

N

nonreconciliation

vsnonconformity

9.3

A situation when people, groups, or data do not agree

is a general lack of agreement rather than an impossible conflict to resolve

I

irreconcilability

vsnonconformity

9.0

A situation where two people or groups cannot agree even after trying

describes lack of agreement or mismatch that may still be solvable or temporary

C

contradictoriness

vsnonconformity

9.1

A state where ideas or statements say opposite things and cannot both be true

is about general lack of agreement or harmony rather than strict logical contradiction

N

nonuniformity

vsnonconformity

7.3

A situation in which parts of something are different

focuses on not agreeing or matching rather than mere variety or diversity

D

disuniformity

vsnonconformity

9.0

A lack of sameness or evenness in something

is about disagreement or lack of correspondence rather than irregularity alone

N

nonhomogeneity

vsnonconformity

9.9

Different parts of something that are not the same throughout

highlights disagreement or lack of harmony rather than simple internal variation

N

nonstandardness

vsnonconformity

7.9

The state of not following usual rules or expected ways

is about mismatch or lack of agreement rather than merely not meeting standards

N

nonobservance

vsnonconformity

8.5

Not following a law, rule, or custom

is broader showing a state of disagreement or mismatch instead of rule breach

Antonyms

A

agreement

361 1.0

A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval

H

harmony

14 3.2

A pleasing arrangement of parts that go well together, like colors or sounds

How Aligned

agreement

361 1.0

consistency

77 3.2

nonconformity

7.5

inconsistency

30 4.8

to mismatch

13 4.2

contradiction

117 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology