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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

In 2019, they wrote to the school voicing concerns that it did not conform with their own beliefs.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

“Informal housing, once a subject of study only in developing countries, means housing that does not conform to the standards of the formal housing market,” they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

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

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