Synonyms of conforming

conforming 1 of 2

adjective

as in consistent

Related Words

• consistent
• conformable
• interchangeable
• twin
• approaching
• redundant
• approximating
• substitutable
• coextensive
• consonant
• fungible
• coincident
• me-too
• resembling
• same
• selfsame
• cognate
• identical
• corresponding
• close
• connate
• such
• resemblant
• matching
• analogous
• duplicate
• similar
• comparable
• indistinguishable
• equal
• parallel
• equivalent
• like
• coequal
• tantamount
• even
• akin
• coordinate
• ditto
• synonymous
• alike
• correspondent
• look-alike
• suchlike

Dissimilar Words

• different
• other
• dissimilar
• unlike
• diverse
• distinctive
• distinguishable
• disparate
• distinct
• contradictory
• opposite
• distant
• contrary
• antithetical
• antonymous
• antonymic
• polar
• nonidentical
• unalike
• diametric
• differentiable
• antipodal
• antipodean
• discriminable

conforming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of conform

1

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point

the list conforms with the contents of the trunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponding
• coinciding
• agreeing
• fitting
• according
• consisting
• checking
• harmonizing
• answering
• aligning
• comporting
• squaring
• sorting
• going
• rhyming
• matching
• cohering
• dovetailing
• tallying
• falling in with
• paralleling
• jibing
• chording
• equaling
• registering
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differing (from)
• contradicting
• disagreeing (with)
• disputing
• conflicting
• nullifying
• negating
• clashing
• jarring
• gainsaying

2

as in blending

to form a pleasing relationship

last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blending
• corresponding
• correlating
• matching
• coordinating
• harmonizing
• agreeing
• grooving
• consorting
• balancing
• meeting
• assorting
• chiming
• merging
• paralleling
• chiming in
• fusing
• dovetailing
• bonding
• coalescing
• squaring
• hanging together
• cohering
• tallying
• conjoining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conflicting
• differing
• contrasting
• colliding
• contradicting
• diverging
• countering
• offsetting
• clashing
• jarring
• counteracting
• negating
• canceling (out)

3

as in reconciling

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences

we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reconciling
• integrating
• coordinating
• aligning
• adapting
• combining
• harmonizing
• keying
• accommodating
• matching
• merging
• connecting
• attuning
• conciliating
• correlating
• suiting
• balancing
• blending
• tuning
• synthesizing
• synchronizing
• standardizing
• pairing
• unifying
• uniting
• equalizing
• fitting
• joining
• fusing
• squaring
• orchestrating
• evening
• arranging
• dovetailing
• ordering
• proportioning
• regularizing
• arraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrupting
• confusing
• disturbing
• upsetting
• skewing
• disorganizing
• disharmonizing
• disordering
• alienating
• estranging
• disarraying

4

as in adapting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adapting
• adjusting
• tailoring
• putting
• suiting
• shaping
• fitting
• editing
• accommodating
• preparing
• customizing
• fashioning
• conditioning
• matching
• acclimating
• transforming
• modifying
• altering
• converting
• bending
• doctoring
• establishing
• acclimatizing
• readjusting
• correcting
• modeling
• equipping
• revising
• tuning
• harmonizing
• orienting
• reworking
• regulating
• remaking
• readapting
• gearing
• squaring
• attuning
• redesigning
• orientating
• rooting
• patterning
• training
• reclaiming
• recasting
• familiarizing
• hardening
• settling
• recycling
• remodeling
• acquainting
• reinventing
• toughening
• refashioning
• inuring
• priming
• accustoming
• rehearsing
• reengineering
• habituating
• redoing
• refocusing
• rigging
• readying
• revamping
• redeveloping
• phasing
• registering
• naturalizing
• refitting
• making over
• refiguring
• habilitating
• fiddling (with)
• seasoning
• rejiggering
• fine-tuning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conforming

Adjective

There are so often non-binary folks or trans women or gender non-conforming people that are featured on our channel or on our lineups. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026

Going down the other hallway will lead you toward changing rooms (including a space for guests of non-conforming gender) and an indoor area with hot and cold pools. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

According to the festival, more than 80 percent of the competition films are from creators identifying as female or gender non-conforming, with 53 percent identifying as BIPOC, Asian or Pacific Islander and 40 percent identifying as LGBTQIA+. — Carole Horst, Variety, 10 June 2026

These can be more difficult to secure than an FHA loan and are generally split into conforming and non-conforming loans. — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026

Baystate offered counseling for gender non-conforming youth, and the endocrinology department had experience in prescribing hormone therapy. — Karen Brown, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026

Among them, some of the city’s industrial land is dotted by non-conforming uses such as schools, housing and offices, and some of the employers included in the study sit outside of industrial areas. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026

Arlington identified 63 properties that would become legally non-conforming, but Palma said that this would not change anything unless the building was sold. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026

In 2013 the board adopted a transgender and gender non-conforming student board policy drafted by the district’s LGBTQ+ task force which was updated again in 2018. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Verb

There are parallels to be drawn in the MAGA crowd pining for the conforming jingoism of the 1950s. — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026

What’s Happening Photobiomodulation, better known as red light therapy, has moved out of dermatology clinics and into body-conforming consumer wearables like masks, belts, wraps and pods. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Are my thoughts and actions consistently conforming to the wisdom and guidance in the Scriptures? — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Tempur-Pedic’s proprietary material is a body-conforming foam the brand uses for their popular mattresses, toppers, and pillows. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

YouTube will continue consuming an increasing share of television viewing without conforming to Hollywood’s traditional definitions of either a studio or a network. — Paul Hardart, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Whenever there is irregular talent, someone capable of breaking their role’s conventions, there are arguments about conforming to orthodoxy. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026