formalism - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

Synonyms

• formalism

More generic

• pattern
• practice

Noun

the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

Synonyms

• formalism

More generic

• doctrine
• ism
• philosophical system
• philosophy
• school of thought

Opposite / Antonyms

• imitation

Noun

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications

Synonyms

• formalism

More generic

• philosophical doctrine
• philosophical theory

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