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 gender nonconformity of the protagonists—all thinly disguised versions of Lee—is often obvious but never explicitly mentioned.
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Gender nonconformity has never looked as hot as Tim Curry in a corset, garter and high heels, playing a character who encourages everyone to let their freak flag fly.
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Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Yet what distinguishes Bowles’s work—what animates those strange, angular sentences, with their unexpected rhythms and turns of phrase and rabid energy—isn’t its interest in nonconformity but its obsession with spiritual transformation.
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Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Gender nonconformity has never looked as hot as Tim Curry in a corset, garter and high heels, playing a character who encourages everyone to let their freak flag fly.
—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Yet what distinguishes Bowles’s work—what animates those strange, angular sentences, with their unexpected rhythms and turns of phrase and rabid energy—isn’t its interest in nonconformity but its obsession with spiritual transformation.
—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
The character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.
—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconformity
dissent
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These were moments of extraordinary dissent against the British government by American colonists.
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The 6-3 ruling included dissents from conservative-leaning Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett.
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“Nonconformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconformity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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