conformism

Noun

Meaning

orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

conformity orthodoxy agreement consent accordance submission compliance accord obedience observance assent conservatism conformation conformance acquiescence

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Antonyms

nonconformism disagreement dissent novelty disobedience obstinacy

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Hypernyms

orthodoxy

Hyponyms

legalism conventionality

Related terms

conformist

Anagrams

misconform

Examples

We live in a true chaos of contradicting authorities, an age of conformism without community, of proximity without communication. Germaine Greer

In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it. The Messiah comes not only as the redeemer, he comes as the subduer of Antichrist. Walter Benjamin

Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism. Rollo May

Close letter words and terms

conforming to accepted standards conforming with conformingly conformist conformist decade conformistic