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not conform

VERB

deviate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart differ diverge vary veer

STRONG

aberrate avert bend contrast deflect digress divagate drift err part shy swerve turn wander

WEAK

angle off bear off bend the rules break pattern circumlocate depart from edge off get around go amiss go haywire go off on tangent go out of control go out of way leave beaten path swim against stream take a turn turn aside

Antonyms

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agree stay

STRONG

straighten

WEAK

go straight keep

VERB

differ

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter conflict with contradict contrast disagree diverge modify vary

STRONG

digress diversify qualify reverse turn

WEAK

be distinguished from be off the beaten path be unlike bear no resemblance clash with depart from deviate from divaricate from jar with lack resemblance not look like run counter to show contrast sing a different tune stand apart take exception

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree coincide concur remain

WEAK

be same conform consent harmonize

VERB

rock the boat

Synonyms

WEAK

cause trouble challenge the status quo complain disagree disturb disturb the balance make a stink make waves object protest stir things up upset the apple cart

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Under this formulation, when a previous decision does not conform with history and tradition, stare decisis—the court’s deference to judicial precedent—is especially weak.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Goff, who was gay, did not conform to prevailing views about sexuality, either, and left OU in 1955 under what some historians consider to be duress.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

"Sometimes Gen Z is here to question, not conform," Bonnell said.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

Another norm that Telegram does not conform to in the usual way is Transparency Reporting.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

Pictorial space need not conform to either conceptual or visual reality.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

not conform

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