ORTHODOXY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

orthodoxy

noun

Definition of orthodoxy next

as in conformity

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of orthodoxy American humor has always been a tool for questioning orthodoxy, challenging certainty and keeping people from mistaking their sacred stories for reality. —

Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 In its most generous version, this framing presents him as a heroic figure who liberated architecture from disciplinary orthodoxy. —

Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026 There is perhaps no sport that is more in thrall to the dictates of orthodoxy than baseball, which is so steeped in tradition that a visit to the ballpark is often a bit like hopping into a time machine. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Beshear doesn’t shy from his Democratic pedigree, or stray from much of the party’s orthodoxy. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orthodoxy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for orthodoxy

conformity

Noun

States were supposed to function as laboratories of democracy, not regional branches of a national political movement enforcing ideological conformity from the top down.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
In a culture that demands silence and conformity, her endurance becomes the loudest act of love, and his body becomes the only language left.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026