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conform

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of conform

1 to be in agreement on every point

  • the list conforms with the contents of the trunk
Synonyms of conform

accord, agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally
Words Related to conform

equal, match, parallel

align (also aline), line up, register
Phrases Synonymous with conform

fall in with
Near Antonyms of conform

contradict, dispute, gainsay

negate, nullify

clash, conflict, jar
Antonyms of conform

differ (from), disagree (with)

2 to form a pleasing relationship

  • last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely
Synonyms of conform

agree, assort, blend, chime, chime in, consort, coordinate, groove, harmonize
Words Related to conform

balance, correlate, correspond, dovetail, hang together, match

meet, parallel

bond, coalesce, cohere, conjoin, fuse, merge, square, tally
Near Antonyms of conform

contradict, contrast, counter, differ, diverge, jar

cancel (out), counteract, negate, offset
Antonyms of conform

clash, collide, conflict

3 to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences

  • weʼll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus
Synonyms of conform

accommodate, attune, conciliate, coordinate, harmonize, key, reconcile
Words Related to conform

adapt, tune

blend, combine, connect, correlate, dovetail, fit, fuse, integrate, join, match, merge, orchestrate, pair, square, suit, synchronize, synthesize, unify, unite

align (also aline), arrange, array, balance, equalize, even, order, proportion, regularize, standardize
Near Antonyms of conform

confuse, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, skew, upset

alienate, estrange
Antonyms of conform

disharmonize

4 to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

  • I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation
Synonyms of conform

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit, tailor
Words Related to conform

readapt, readjust

customize, gear, match, model, pattern

attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune

establish, root, settle

acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate

equip, prepare, prime, rehearse

harden, inure, season, toughen

alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform

accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize

ready, season

bend

fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig
Near Antonyms of conform

misadjust

Synonym Discussion of conform

adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances.
    • adapted themselves to the warmer climate
adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.
    • adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.
    • accommodated his political beliefs in order to win
conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.
    • refused to conform to society's values
reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.
    • tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew

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