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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

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

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

we'll 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

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

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

fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig

Near Antonyms of conform

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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