NONCONFORMISM Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word nonconformism. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NONCONFORMISM
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| nonconformity | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of harmony or correspondence • a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs • unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values • failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior | ||||||||
| autonomy | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • personal independence | ||||||||
| eccentricity | nounn | |||||||
noun • strange and unconventional behavior • (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis • a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | ||||||||
| individualism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being individual • a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence • the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | ||||||||
| originality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to think and act independently • the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) | ||||||||
| rebellion | nounn | |||||||
noun • refusal to accept some authority or code or convention • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||||
| unconventionality | nounn | |||||||
noun • originality by virtue of being unconventional • unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional | ||||||||
| nonconformance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs • failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior | ||||||||
