nonconformity

English Thesaurus

1. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

hypernym	:	failure,
definition	:	an act that fails (noun.act)

hyponym	:	nonobservance,
definition	:	a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. (noun.act)

2. unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	heterodoxy, unorthodoxy,
definition	:	the quality of being unorthodox (noun.attribute)

3. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy,
definition	:	any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position (noun.cognition)

4. lack of harmony or correspondence (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	disagreement,
definition	:	the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing (noun.communication)

5. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

antonym	:	abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity,
definition	:	acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

6. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	conformism, conformity,
definition	:	orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	nonconformist, recusant,
definition	:	someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person)

7. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

antonym	:	abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity,
definition	:	acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

8. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	conformism, conformity,
definition	:	orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	nonconformist, recusant,
definition	:	someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person)