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 character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the postwar years, Malaparte claimed that his imprisonments by Mussolini were proof of his anti-Fascist credentials—or, at least, his irrepressible nonconformity.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
For over a century, Greenwich Village has attracted Americans of all kinds with an interest in political activism and nonconformity.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
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.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the postwar years, Malaparte claimed that his imprisonments by Mussolini were proof of his anti-Fascist credentials—or, at least, his irrepressible nonconformity.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
For over a century, Greenwich Village has attracted Americans of all kinds with an interest in political activism and nonconformity.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
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.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconformity
dissent
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The United States has held the threat of military action over the regime in the wake of those demonstrations, which marked the biggest flare-up of domestic dissent since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Outside, political dissent was contained.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Nonconformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconformity. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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