Antonyms of noun formalism

1 of 3 senses of formalism

Sense 1
formalism -- (the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented)
       Antonym of imitation (Sense 1)
      => imitation -- (the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun formalism

3 senses of formalism

Sense 1
formalism -- (the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented)
       => doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Sense 2
formalism -- ((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)
       => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Sense 3
formalism -- (the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms)
       => practice, pattern -- (a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern")