All nonconformity synonyms

noun nonconformity

• unconventionality — disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
• originality — the quality or state of being original.
• eccentricity — an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities.
• idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
• individuality — the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
• individualism — a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
• rebelliousness — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
• belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
• bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
• breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
• denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
• disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
• disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
• disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
• disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
• discordance — a discordant state; disagreement; discord.
• disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• exception — A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.
• heresy — opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
• heterodoxy — heterodox state or quality.
• iconoclasm — the action or spirit of iconoclasts.
• insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
• lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
• negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
• nonacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
• noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
• objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
• opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
• recalcitrance — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
• recusancy — the state of being recusant.
• rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
• strangeness — the quality or condition of being strange.
• uniqueness — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
• unorthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.
• unruliness — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• violation — the act of violating.
• contumaciousness — The property of being contumacious.
• mutinousness — The state or condition of being mutinous.
• nonagreement — Absence of agreement; disagreement, discord.
• consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
• noncooperation — failure or refusal to cooperate.
• divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
• variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
• variance — the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
• difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
• rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.