CONVENTIONALISM Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word conventionalism. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONVENTIONALISM
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conformity | nounn | |||||||
noun • correspondence in form or appearance • acting according to certain accepted standards • orthodoxy in thoughts and belief • concurrence of opinion • hardened conventionality | ||||||||
conservatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes | ||||||||
custom | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • made according to the specifications of an individual noun • accepted or habitual practice • a specific practice of long standing • money collected under a tariff • habitual patronage | ||||||||
formalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications • the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms | ||||||||
orthodoxy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) • a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards | ||||||||
rigidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending • the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | ||||||||
strictness | nounn | |||||||
noun • conscientious attention to rules and details • uncompromising resolution | ||||||||
tradition | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inherited pattern of thought or action • a specific practice of long standing | ||||||||
convention | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large formal assembly • something regarded as a normative example • (diplomacy) an international agreement • orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional • the act of convening | ||||||||
conventionality | nounn | |||||||
noun • conformity with conventional thought and behavior • unoriginality as a result of being too conventional • orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional |