as in dissent
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
an artistic movement that doesn't tolerate nonconformity
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Recent Examples of nonconformity
The band's brief but profound reign from 1968 to 1971 captured the euphoria and eventual disillusionment of the Woodstock era, speaking for a generation through anthems of community and nonconformity.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The evidence suggests that gender nonconformity and diversity is wide and deep in America.
—Barbara J. Risman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Backlash to trans rights had swollen into one of the animating causes of the Republican Party, whose leaders were evangelizing the notion that gender nonconformity was a social contagion that targeted children and threatened to undermine civilization itself.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Born in 1924, with a life forged in Italian anti-fascism, religious nonconformity, and artistic radicalism, Sapienza’s turbulent existence had the feel of a one-person prison fight itself, even if her name is not immediately recognizable to international audiences.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The evidence suggests that gender nonconformity and diversity is wide and deep in America.
—Barbara J. Risman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Backlash to trans rights had swollen into one of the animating causes of the Republican Party, whose leaders were evangelizing the notion that gender nonconformity was a social contagion that targeted children and threatened to undermine civilization itself.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Born in 1924, with a life forged in Italian anti-fascism, religious nonconformity, and artistic radicalism, Sapienza’s turbulent existence had the feel of a one-person prison fight itself, even if her name is not immediately recognizable to international audiences.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconformity
dissent
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In the dissent, Justice Melissa Standridge wrote that because the two laws conflict in their approach to handling religious exemptions, the federal law should take precedence.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Like many people who fled to the United States from authoritarian regimes, Fernandez says the United States appears to be at a tipping point, with Trump centralizing power to silence dissent and punish people he's declared as enemies, while bullying private businesses to fall in line.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Nonconformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconformity. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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