Synonyms of nonconformism

nonconformism

noun

as in nonconformity

Related Words

• nonconformity
• unorthodoxy
• extremism
• radicalism
• unconventionalism
• liberalism
• neoliberalism
• progressivism
• liberalness
• broad-mindedness
• open-mindedness

Dissimilar Words

• conservatism
• traditionalism
• conservativeness
• ultraconservatism
• reactionaryism
• Toryism
• neoconservatism
• bigotry
• die-hardism
• illiberalism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonconformism

All three women were extraordinary in their nonconformism, bravery, and style. — Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026

A couple of years into her third term, Nabiullina has carved out room for nonconformism in a Russian establishment fixated on loyalty above all else. — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024

Radical nonconformism was a central tenet, which led some artists to use the form to challenge the pressures and constraints of oppressive regimes. — Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022

In a world that is moved by ideas, there is arguably no greater force for progress than intellectual nonconformism. — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2021

On both their 2015 debut Ugly Cherries and their new album Pageant, PWR BTTM sang of feeling out-of-step not because of vague nonconformism but because society literally doesn’t recognize them. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017

Tolokonnikova is hardly representative of her generation, but her story hints at the possibility of another future for Russia, one in which nonconformism, tolerance, and individualism become virtues rather than crimes. — Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014