CONVENTIONALITY Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

conventionality

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Definition of conventionality

as in conventionalism

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Recent Examples of conventionality 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 Created in 1983 in Milan by Franco Moschino, the namesake brand has always pushed boundaries, bringing to the scene a refreshing interpretation of society and culture and challenging conventionality though high-low fashion. — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for conventionality

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Noun

More than 100 of the world's largest technology, financial and cybersecurity companies now say the window to prepare is limited and that status quo security will not be enough.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
These characters long for a status quo that’s comforting but not tenable.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 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

Two yearshave passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery andfinally return to normalcy.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Maintaining some level of normalcy amid this tumultuous week is a credit to the players who did it.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of normalcy

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