English noun: conformity |
1. | conformity (attribute) correspondence in form or appearance |
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| Synonyms | conformance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | agreement, correspondence |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | justness, nicety, normality, rightness |
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2. | conformity (act) acting according to certain accepted standards |
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| Samples | Their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices.
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| Synonyms | abidance, compliance, conformation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cooperation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | formality, honoring, keeping, line, observance |
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| Antonyms | disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity |
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3. | conformity (cognition) orthodoxy in thoughts and belief |
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| Synonyms | conformism |
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| Broader (hypernym) | orthodoxy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | conventionality, legalism |
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| Antonyms | nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity |
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4. | conformity (communication) concurrence of opinion |
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| Samples | We are in accord with your proposal.
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| Synonyms | accord, accordance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | agreement |
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5. | conformity (attribute) hardened conventionality |
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| Synonyms | ossification |
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| Broader (hypernym) | convention, conventionalism, conventionality |
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