conformity

English Thesaurus

1. acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cooperation,
definition	:	joint operation or action (noun.act)

hyponym	:	formality,
definition	:	compliance with formal rules (noun.act)

hyponym	:	line,
definition	:	acting in conformity (noun.act)

hyponym	:	honoring, observance,
definition	:	conformity with law or custom or practice etc. (noun.act)

hyponym	:	keeping,
definition	:	conformity or harmony (noun.act)

2. correspondence in form or appearance (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	agreement, correspondence,
definition	:	compatibility of observations (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	justness, nicety, rightness,
definition	:	conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	normality,
definition	:	conformity with the norm (noun.attribute)

3. hardened conventionality (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	convention, conventionalism, conventionality,
definition	:	orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional (noun.attribute)

4. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	orthodoxy,
definition	:	a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	conventionality,
definition	:	conformity with conventional thought and behavior (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	legalism,
definition	:	strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit (noun.cognition)

5. concurrence of opinion (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	agreement,
definition	:	the verbal act of agreeing (noun.communication)

6. acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

antonym	:	disobedience, noncompliance,
definition	:	the failure to obey (noun.act)

antonym	:	nonconformance, nonconformity,
definition	:	failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	abide by, comply, follow,
definition	:	act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)

derivation	:	conform, conform,
definition	:	be similar, be in line with (verb.stative)

7. hardened conventionality (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ossify, petrify, rigidify,
definition	:	make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)

8. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity,
definition	:	a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conformist,
definition	:	someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) (noun.person)

9. concurrence of opinion (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accordant,
definition	:	being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with' (adj.all)

10. acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

antonym	:	disobedience, noncompliance,
definition	:	the failure to obey (noun.act)

antonym	:	nonconformance, nonconformity,
definition	:	failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	abide by, comply, follow,
definition	:	act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)

derivation	:	conform, conform,
definition	:	be similar, be in line with (verb.stative)

11. hardened conventionality (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ossify, petrify, rigidify,
definition	:	make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)

12. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity,
definition	:	a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conformist,
definition	:	someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) (noun.person)

13. concurrence of opinion (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accordant,
definition	:	being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with' (adj.all)