conformity

noun con·for·mi·ty \ kən-ˈfȯr-mə-tē \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: conformity in a Sentence

Definition of conformity

plural conformities

1 : correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement

behaved in conformity with her beliefs

2 : an act or instance of conforming

her conformity with the latest fashions

3 : action in accordance with some specified standard or authority

conformity to social custom

conformity with the federal law and state insurance codes

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Examples of conformity in a Sentence

The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.
the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs

Recent Examples of conformity from the Web

Psychologists wrote the book on unhealthy aspects of peer pressure, obsessive desire for conformity and acceptance, groupthink and intellectual dishonesty, but seem unable to diagnose and treat their own afflictions.

— WSJ, "The Doublespeak on Innate Sex Differences," 25 June 2018
Sociologists speculated that there was something unique about the empty materialism and stifling conformity of Japanese society that drove youngsters to look for an alternative.

— The Economist, "On the hanging of Shoko Asahara, Japan’s nerve-gas guru," 12 July 2018
Community has been so commonly conflated with conformity.

— sons of an illustrious father, Billboard, "Sons of an Illustrious Father: Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community," 10 June 2018
Warren in particular sees the heist as an act of existential revolt against conformity, a chance to break out of the dreary destiny that seems to be the lot of young men oblivious to their own privileges.

— bart layton, New York Times, "Review: In ‘American Animals,’ These Guys Didn’t Visit the Library to Study," 30 May 2018
The affectation becomes a symbol of conformity, and worse, a betrayal of self.

— aisha harris, New York Times, "When Black Performers Use Their ‘White Voice’," 10 July 2018
This is the case for a lot of South Asian communities in the U.S. Our conformity has been essential to our assimilation.

— kt hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon on why identity categories don't work — but stories do," 21 June 2018
Because of that experience and all the moments like it, the image presenting my authentic self to the world (which too often calls for conformity or making myself small) took decades to formalize fully in my mind, much less to say aloud.

— cameron glover, Allure, "On Janelle Monáe and the Power of Representation for Queer Black Girls," 21 June 2018
In 1953, Ray Bradbury created a mirror for our worst fears about mass media, conformity, and anti-intellectualism.

— adi robertson, The Verge, "HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 turns a warning about media into a tirade against tech trends," 19 May 2018

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