CONVENTIONALITY Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

conventionality

noun

Definition of conventionality

as in conventionalism

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as in status quo

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Recent Examples of conventionality The conventionality that Gunn resorts to includes a subplot with the Green Lantern League, a jokey crew of XYZ-men knock-offs. — Armond White, National Review, 11 July 2025 Even in flirting with conventionality, Rahmani comes out on top. — Porochista Khakpour, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025 Despite all the pastor’s conventionality and sanctimony, there are flames between them, but those flickers run fairly cool until a breaking point in which Manders at last makes explicit reference to them. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025 Try to reach working-class voters by railing against corporate power, or dominate the suburban vote as the party of conventionality? — Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conventionality

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Noun

Looking to challenge status quo of the music industry, Wu-Tang looked to make the album a one-of-one piece of fine art, rather than selling the album commercially.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026
When New York City put out a call for fresh scaffolding designs in 2023, Seth Wolfe, principal at Arup, felt ready to change the dark, tunnel-like status quo.

— Sophia Lebowitz, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of status quo

Noun

The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of normality

Noun

Min Aung Hlaing has faced sanctions but is now trying to project a return to normalcy after holding an election in 2025 and increasing Myanmar’s engagement with its regional neighbors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Elsewhere in Riyadh, in an apparent effort to project an image of normalcy, the kingdom on Sunday kicked off a days-long energy conference that gathered industry executives from around the world.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of normalcy

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