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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
STRONGEST
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

Example Sentences

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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

"Sometimes Gen Z is here to question, not conform"

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

"Interestingly the story, despite the classic music-biopic tropes that Mangold did so much to popularise, does not conform to the classic rise-fall-learning-experience-comeback format," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

At the last minute they canceled the anti-bullying play, saying it did not conform to school values and leaving the young cast without a stage.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

The features, moreover, do not conform to a single type, for each has a strongly individual cast.

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