nonconforming

1. 1.

   not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion

   Synonymsnonconformist

   Similarunorthodox

Questions about nonconforming

What does nonconforming mean?

nonconforming means "not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion".

How many syllables are in nonconforming?

nonconforming has 4 syllables: non-con-for-ming. The stress falls on "con".

What is another word for nonconforming?

Close synonyms include nonconformist. 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 nonconforming a common word?

nonconforming is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.