1. compliance with standards, rules, or laws: "conformity to regulations"Similarcompliance withadherence toaccordance withobservance ofobservation ofobedience toacquiescence inrespect foradaptation toadjustment toaccommodation toarchaic:abidance byOppositeflouting
▪ behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions: "a word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards for conformity to social norms"Similarconventionalitytraditionalismorthodoxyfitting infollowing the crowdrunning with the packswimming with the streamconservatismformalismreactionOppositeeccentricityrebellion
▪ compliance with the practices of the Church of England.