nonconformable
Refusing to match
Nonconformable describes something that doesn't conform—that fails to match, agree, or comply with a standard or expectation.
In geology, nonconformable strata are rock layers that don't lie in continuous sequence, indicating a gap in the geological record: The sandstone lies nonconformable on the granite below.
More generally, it describes anything that resists fitting the established pattern.
Unconventional in character
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- oddballEccentric individual
outsider · aberration · maverick · rebel · freak · pariah · individualist · loner
Not in harmony
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
unsuitable · clashing · conflicting · divergent · at odds · discrepant · contrary · contradictory
Departing from standard practice
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- iconoclasticAttacking cherished beliefs
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- experimentalTesting new methods
offbeat · alternative · radical · progressive · heretical · heterodox · original · pioneering
Public expression of disapproval
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- dissidenceOpposition to prevailing views
noncompliance · resistance · refusal · rejection · disagreement · challenge · boycott · civil disobedience
Erosional gap in strata
- strataParallel geological layers
- stratigraphicOf geological layering
eccentric
Unconventional in character
oddball · outsider · aberration · maverick · rebel · freak · pariah · individualist · loner · renegade
incongruent
Not in harmony
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
mismatched · unsuitable · clashing · conflicting · divergent · at odds · discrepant · contrary · contradictory · unaligned
unconventional
Departing from standard practice
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- iconoclasticAttacking cherished beliefs
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
experimental · offbeat · alternative · radical · progressive · heretical · heterodox · original · pioneering · groundbreaking
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
dissidence · noncompliance · resistance · refusal · rejection · disagreement · challenge · boycott · civil disobedience · conscientious objector
disconformity
Erosional gap in strata
- strataParallel geological layers
- stratigraphicOf geological layering
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Willing to accord with
compatible · agreeable · accordant · harmonious · congruent
nonconformableconformable
Willing to accord with
concordant · continuous · sequential · uninterrupted · parallel
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Willing to accord with
conforming · compliant · obedient · conventional · orthodox
conform, conformable, conformably, conformity, nonconformity, conformist, nonconformist, conformance, conformation