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NONCONFORMISMS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word nonconformisms. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word nonconformisms. (close relations)
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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

defiance
nounn
noun

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• a hostile challenge

• a defiant act

dissent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

• a difference of opinion

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

verb

• withhold assent

• express opposition through action or words

• be of different opinions

dissidence
nounn
noun

• disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

heresy
nounn
noun

• any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

• a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

heterodoxy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

• the quality of being unorthodox

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

noncompliance
nounn
noun

• the failure to obey

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

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

unconventionality
nounn
noun

• originality by virtue of being unconventional

• unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional

unorthodoxy
nounn
noun

• any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

• a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

• the quality of being unorthodox

nonconformance
nounn
noun

• a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

• failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior

Best Hypernyms For NONCONFORMISMS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for nonconformisms, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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heresy heterodoxy pattern practice unorthodoxy

Alternatives for NONCONFORMITY

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