Learn English – Single word for “going along with the crowd”

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What is a word to describe the behaviour where you do something because everyone is also doing this, to the point where you do it without any clear reason?

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Perhaps you're looking for conforming:

2 a: to be obedient or compliant—usually used with to <conform to another's wishes>
 b: to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs <the pressure to conform>

—source Merriam-Webster

Or conformity as a noun:

3: action in accordance with some specified standard or authority <conformity to social custom>

—source Merriam-Webster

A person who routinely conforms to established standards or authorities, without questioning those standards or authorities, would be called a conformist, and adopts a stance of conformism:

1. a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.

—source Dictionary.com

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