conforming

1. 1.

   adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

   Synonymsconformist

   Similarorthodox

   religion

Questions about conforming

What does conforming mean?

conforming means "adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)".

How many syllables are in conforming?

conforming has 3 syllables: con-for-ming. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /kənˈfɔɹmɪŋ/.

What is another word for conforming?

Close synonyms include conformist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conforming a common word?

conforming is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with conforming?

2 words rhyme with conforming. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.