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Conformance
Conformity.
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Broader term 2
State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…
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0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters.
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The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness…
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The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).
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Straightness; as, the rightness of a line.
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Synonym 1
Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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