conformism
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7.7
- noun
- /kənˈfɔrmɪzəm/
:
conformismo
- In times of crisis, conformism often leads individuals to suppress their true beliefs for the sake of harmony.
- cultural conformism
The first one is Paul Graham's essay on conformism.
- The first one is Paul Graham's essay on conformism.
Examples
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When all is said and done, one of the unwritten human rights is the right to cowardice and conformism.
Fiction book (1999) -
In its conformism, in its peer group emulation, in its consuming quest for ever-changing thrills and satisfactions.
Academic text (1990) -
For the last two decades at least, they have been brainwashed into conformism.
Blog text (5) -
Nevertheless, this spiritual withdrawal is not the same as conformism or support for the status quo.
Academic text (1996) -
But there are periods of incredible conformism where people are all upset and there's like standards and conventions and codes that become very rigid.
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Asked to join a typical intelligentsia "circle," Chekhov replied with contempt, citing the conformism such groups enforce.
Academic text (1993) -
Emerson and Thoreau came to be considered by Soviet intellectuals as ideological allies in a time of conformism and fear.
Academic text (2003) -
Or have they retained the traditional cultural orientation toward conformism, authoritarianism, and unprofessionalism beneath a veneer of freedom and openness?
Academic text (1999) -
On the Right, it gave conservatives a new outlet for their traditional anti-industrialism and their rejection of mass society and its alleged "vulgarity," conformism, and standardization.
Academic text (1994) -
What interested them was the slogan "Familles, je vous hais" and the general thrill of liberation from the stuffiness of French conformism.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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5.0
Obeying rules or orders from people in charge
29
6.3
Following rules or beliefs closely
24
4.8
A state of behaving and thinking like most people or like rules say
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4.7
Following a law or custom
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7.0
A state of following a rule or standard
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6.5
Valuing old customs and ways, especially in religion and culture
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9.0
Strictly following rules and forms without room for change
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6.9
Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things
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9.9
To follow correct religious or traditional rituals and customs
Following rules or laws
A habit of doing what other people want even if you disagree
A preference for usual ways of thinking or behaving, for example in art
Wanting to keep old customs and not accept change
Antonyms
How Conformist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conformism comes from the parts con- 'with', form 'shape' and the ending -ism which names a habit or belief. So conformism is the habit of 'being with the same shape', that is, following rules or ideas without asking questions.