NONCONFORMISMS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word nonconformisms. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NONCONFORMISMS
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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 |