📘conformity

noun
/kənˈfɔːrməti/

Meaning

Compliance with standards, rules, or laws; behavior in accordance with social norms.
Compliance with standards, rules, or laws. Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions.
Compliance with standards, rules, or laws; behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions.

Example Sentences

The students were praised for their conformity to the school regulations.

Strict conformity to the rules ensures order in society.

The school enforces strict conformity to its dress code.

Example Expressions

in conformity with

Synonyms

compliance, obedience, adherence, agreement, conventionality, Compliance, Obedience, Agreement
Entry 1
compliance, obedience, adherence, agreement
Entry 2
compliance, adherence, conventionality
Entry 3
Compliance, Obedience, Agreement

Antonyms

rebellion, resistance, noncompliance, deviation, dissent, Deviation, Nonconformity, Rebellion
Entry 1
rebellion, resistance, noncompliance
Entry 2
rebellion, deviation, dissent
Entry 3
Deviation, Nonconformity, Rebellion

Collocations

conformity to rules, social conformity, strict conformity

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