diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5df3f99f9..1b18b83d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ endif ()
 option(JSON_BuildTests "Build the unit tests when BUILD_TESTING is enabled." ON)
 option(JSON_Install "Install CMake targets during install step." ON)
 option(JSON_MultipleHeaders "Use non-amalgamated version of the library." OFF)
+option(JSON_ImplicitConversions "Enable implicit conversions" ON)
 
 ##
 ## CONFIGURATION
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ else()
     target_compile_features(${NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME} INTERFACE cxx_std_11)
 endif()
 
+target_compile_definitions(
+    ${NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME}
+    INTERFACE
+    JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS=$<BOOL:${JSON_ImplicitConversions}>
+)
+
 target_include_directories(
     ${NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME}
     INTERFACE
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp
index 03e8d367e..438b84a2e 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, EnumType& e)
 
 // forward_list doesn't have an insert method
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, typename Allocator,
-         enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
+         enable_if_t<is_getable<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
 void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::forward_list<T, Allocator>& l)
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::forward_list<T, Allocator>& l)
 
 // valarray doesn't have an insert method
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T,
-         enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
+         enable_if_t<is_getable<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
 void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::valarray<T>& l)
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::valarray<T>& l)
         JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, "type must be array, but is " + std::string(j.type_name())));
     }
     l.resize(j.size());
-    std::copy(j.begin(), j.end(), std::begin(l));
+    std::transform(j.begin(), j.end(), std::begin(l),
+                   [](const BasicJsonType & elem)
+    {
+        return elem.template get<T>();
+    });
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t N>
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
index 5d3e00f46..c32a46d17 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
@@ -284,3 +284,13 @@
 #define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
     void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
     void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+
+#ifndef JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
+    #define JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS 1
+#endif
+
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
+    #define JSON_EXPLICIT
+#else
+    #define JSON_EXPLICIT explicit
+#endif
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp
index 044150610..eb7065113 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
 #undef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
 #undef NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL_DECLARATION
 #undef NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL
+#undef JSON_EXPLICIT
 
 #include <nlohmann/thirdparty/hedley/hedley_undef.hpp>
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/meta/type_traits.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/meta/type_traits.hpp
index 2da7b3635..ac143becf 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/meta/type_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/meta/type_traits.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ using get_template_function = decltype(std::declval<T>().template get<U>());
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, typename = void>
 struct has_from_json : std::false_type {};
 
+// trait checking if j.get<T> is valid
+// use this trait instead of std::is_constructible or std::is_convertible,
+// both rely on, or make use of implicit conversions, and thus fail when T
+// has several constructors/operator= (see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/958)
+template <typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
+struct is_getable
+{
+    static constexpr bool value = is_detected<get_template_function, const BasicJsonType&, T>::value;
+};
+
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
 struct has_from_json < BasicJsonType, T,
            enable_if_t < !is_basic_json<T>::value >>
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 986cf71f3..975c54510 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ class basic_json
 #endif
                    && detail::is_detected<detail::get_template_function, const basic_json_t&, ValueType>::value
                    , int >::type = 0 >
-    operator ValueType() const
+    JSON_EXPLICIT operator ValueType() const
     {
         // delegate the call to get<>() const
         return get<ValueType>();
@@ -3784,8 +3784,9 @@ class basic_json
 
     @since version 1.0.0
     */
+    // using std::is_convertible in a std::enable_if will fail when using explicit conversions
     template < class ValueType, typename std::enable_if <
-                   std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value
+                   detail::is_getable<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value
                    && !std::is_same<value_t, ValueType>::value, int >::type = 0 >
     ValueType value(const typename object_t::key_type& key, const ValueType& default_value) const
     {
@@ -3796,7 +3797,7 @@ class basic_json
             const auto it = find(key);
             if (it != end())
             {
-                return *it;
+                return it->template get<ValueType>();
             }
 
             return default_value;
@@ -3858,7 +3859,7 @@ class basic_json
     @since version 2.0.2
     */
     template<class ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
-                 std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
+                 detail::is_getable<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
     ValueType value(const json_pointer& ptr, const ValueType& default_value) const
     {
         // at only works for objects
@@ -3867,7 +3868,7 @@ class basic_json
             // if pointer resolves a value, return it or use default value
             JSON_TRY
             {
-                return ptr.get_checked(this);
+                return ptr.get_checked(this).template get<ValueType>();
             }
             JSON_INTERNAL_CATCH (out_of_range&)
             {
@@ -8341,8 +8342,8 @@ class basic_json
             }
 
             // collect mandatory members
-            const std::string op = get_value("op", "op", true);
-            const std::string path = get_value(op, "path", true);
+            const auto op = get_value("op", "op", true).template get<std::string>();
+            const auto path = get_value(op, "path", true).template get<std::string>();
             json_pointer ptr(path);
 
             switch (get_op(op))
@@ -8368,7 +8369,7 @@ class basic_json
 
                 case patch_operations::move:
                 {
-                    const std::string from_path = get_value("move", "from", true);
+                    const auto from_path = get_value("move", "from", true).template get<std::string>();
                     json_pointer from_ptr(from_path);
 
                     // the "from" location must exist - use at()
@@ -8385,7 +8386,7 @@ class basic_json
 
                 case patch_operations::copy:
                 {
-                    const std::string from_path = get_value("copy", "from", true);
+                    const auto from_path = get_value("copy", "from", true).template get<std::string>();
                     const json_pointer from_ptr(from_path);
 
                     // the "from" location must exist - use at()
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 9476994af..142baffd7 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -2302,6 +2302,16 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
     void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
     void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
+#ifndef JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
+    #define JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS 1
+#endif
+
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
+    #define JSON_EXPLICIT
+#else
+    #define JSON_EXPLICIT explicit
+#endif
+
 
 namespace nlohmann
 {
@@ -3022,6 +3032,16 @@ using get_template_function = decltype(std::declval<T>().template get<U>());
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, typename = void>
 struct has_from_json : std::false_type {};
 
+// trait checking if j.get<T> is valid
+// use this trait instead of std::is_constructible or std::is_convertible,
+// both rely on, or make use of implicit conversions, and thus fail when T
+// has several constructors/operator= (see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/958)
+template <typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
+struct is_getable
+{
+    static constexpr bool value = is_detected<get_template_function, const BasicJsonType&, T>::value;
+};
+
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
 struct has_from_json < BasicJsonType, T,
            enable_if_t < !is_basic_json<T>::value >>
@@ -3507,7 +3527,7 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, EnumType& e)
 
 // forward_list doesn't have an insert method
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, typename Allocator,
-         enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
+         enable_if_t<is_getable<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
 void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::forward_list<T, Allocator>& l)
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
@@ -3524,7 +3544,7 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::forward_list<T, Allocator>& l)
 
 // valarray doesn't have an insert method
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T,
-         enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
+         enable_if_t<is_getable<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
 void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::valarray<T>& l)
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
@@ -3532,7 +3552,11 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::valarray<T>& l)
         JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, "type must be array, but is " + std::string(j.type_name())));
     }
     l.resize(j.size());
-    std::copy(j.begin(), j.end(), std::begin(l));
+    std::transform(j.begin(), j.end(), std::begin(l),
+                   [](const BasicJsonType & elem)
+    {
+        return elem.template get<T>();
+    });
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t N>
@@ -19508,7 +19532,7 @@ class basic_json
 #endif
                    && detail::is_detected<detail::get_template_function, const basic_json_t&, ValueType>::value
                    , int >::type = 0 >
-    operator ValueType() const
+    JSON_EXPLICIT operator ValueType() const
     {
         // delegate the call to get<>() const
         return get<ValueType>();
@@ -20063,8 +20087,9 @@ class basic_json
 
     @since version 1.0.0
     */
+    // using std::is_convertible in a std::enable_if will fail when using explicit conversions
     template < class ValueType, typename std::enable_if <
-                   std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value
+                   detail::is_getable<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value
                    && !std::is_same<value_t, ValueType>::value, int >::type = 0 >
     ValueType value(const typename object_t::key_type& key, const ValueType& default_value) const
     {
@@ -20075,7 +20100,7 @@ class basic_json
             const auto it = find(key);
             if (it != end())
             {
-                return *it;
+                return it->template get<ValueType>();
             }
 
             return default_value;
@@ -20137,7 +20162,7 @@ class basic_json
     @since version 2.0.2
     */
     template<class ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
-                 std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
+                 detail::is_getable<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
     ValueType value(const json_pointer& ptr, const ValueType& default_value) const
     {
         // at only works for objects
@@ -20146,7 +20171,7 @@ class basic_json
             // if pointer resolves a value, return it or use default value
             JSON_TRY
             {
-                return ptr.get_checked(this);
+                return ptr.get_checked(this).template get<ValueType>();
             }
             JSON_INTERNAL_CATCH (out_of_range&)
             {
@@ -24620,8 +24645,8 @@ class basic_json
             }
 
             // collect mandatory members
-            const std::string op = get_value("op", "op", true);
-            const std::string path = get_value(op, "path", true);
+            const auto op = get_value("op", "op", true).template get<std::string>();
+            const auto path = get_value(op, "path", true).template get<std::string>();
             json_pointer ptr(path);
 
             switch (get_op(op))
@@ -24647,7 +24672,7 @@ class basic_json
 
                 case patch_operations::move:
                 {
-                    const std::string from_path = get_value("move", "from", true);
+                    const auto from_path = get_value("move", "from", true).template get<std::string>();
                     json_pointer from_ptr(from_path);
 
                     // the "from" location must exist - use at()
@@ -24664,7 +24689,7 @@ class basic_json
 
                 case patch_operations::copy:
                 {
-                    const std::string from_path = get_value("copy", "from", true);
+                    const auto from_path = get_value("copy", "from", true).template get<std::string>();
                     const json_pointer from_ptr(from_path);
 
                     // the "from" location must exist - use at()
@@ -25086,6 +25111,7 @@ inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator "" _json_pointer(const char* s, std
 #undef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
 #undef NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL_DECLARATION
 #undef NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL
+#undef JSON_EXPLICIT
 
 // #include <nlohmann/thirdparty/hedley/hedley_undef.hpp>
 #undef JSON_HEDLEY_ALWAYS_INLINE
diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index 2aeac10d4..483957d3f 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -1011,21 +1011,21 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     SECTION("0 (0 00000 0000000000)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x00, 0x00}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == 0.0);
                     }
 
                     SECTION("-0 (1 00000 0000000000)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x80, 0x00}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == -0.0);
                     }
 
                     SECTION("2**-24 (0 00000 0000000001)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x00, 0x01}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == std::pow(2.0, -24.0));
                     }
                 }
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     SECTION("infinity (0 11111 0000000000)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7c, 0x00}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == std::numeric_limits<json::number_float_t>::infinity());
                         CHECK(j.dump() == "null");
                     }
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     SECTION("-infinity (1 11111 0000000000)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0xfc, 0x00}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == -std::numeric_limits<json::number_float_t>::infinity());
                         CHECK(j.dump() == "null");
                     }
@@ -1054,21 +1054,21 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     SECTION("1 (0 01111 0000000000)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x3c, 0x00}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == 1);
                     }
 
                     SECTION("-2 (1 10000 0000000000)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0xc0, 0x00}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == -2);
                     }
 
                     SECTION("65504 (0 11110 1111111111)")
                     {
                         json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7b, 0xff}));
-                        json::number_float_t d = j;
+                        json::number_float_t d{j};
                         CHECK(d == 65504);
                     }
                 }
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                 SECTION("infinity")
                 {
                     json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7c, 0x00}));
-                    json::number_float_t d = j;
+                    json::number_float_t d{j};
                     CHECK(!std::isfinite(d));
                     CHECK(j.dump() == "null");
                 }
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                 SECTION("NaN")
                 {
                     json j = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7e, 0x00}));
-                    json::number_float_t d = j;
+                    json::number_float_t d{j};
                     CHECK(std::isnan(d));
                     CHECK(j.dump() == "null");
                 }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp b/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp
index e4192d335..8e63d0cec 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ TEST_CASE("constructors")
             CHECK(j.type() == json::value_t::array);
             CHECK(j == json({1, 2, 3, 4, 5}));
 
-            std::valarray<int> jva = j;
+            auto jva = j.get<std::valarray<int>>();
             CHECK(jva.size() == va.size());
             for (size_t i = 0; i < jva.size(); ++i)
             {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ TEST_CASE("constructors")
             CHECK(j.type() == json::value_t::array);
             CHECK(j == json({1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5, 5.6}));
 
-            std::valarray<double> jva = j;
+            auto jva = j.get<std::valarray<double>>();
             CHECK(jva.size() == va.size());
             for (size_t i = 0; i < jva.size(); ++i)
             {
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ TEST_CASE("constructors")
             CHECK(j.type() == json::value_t::number_float);
 
             // check round trip of NaN
-            json::number_float_t d = j;
+            json::number_float_t d{j};
             CHECK((std::isnan(d) && std::isnan(n)) == true);
 
             // check that NaN is serialized to null
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ TEST_CASE("constructors")
             CHECK(j.type() == json::value_t::number_float);
 
             // check round trip of infinity
-            json::number_float_t d = j;
+            json::number_float_t d{j};
             CHECK(d == n);
 
             // check that inf is serialized to null
diff --git a/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp b/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
index 47ede67c8..97a4e6b6f 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
         }
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get an object (implicit)")
     {
         json::object_t o_reference = {{"object", json::object()},
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(json(o) == j);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get an array (explicit)")
     {
@@ -276,7 +278,8 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             SECTION("reserve is called on containers that supports it")
             {
                 // make sure all values are properly copied
-                std::vector<int> v2 = json({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10});
+                json j({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10});
+                auto v2 = j.get<std::vector<int>>();
                 CHECK(v2.size() == 10);
             }
 #endif
@@ -405,6 +408,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
         }
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get an array (implicit)")
     {
         json::array_t a_reference{json(1),     json(1u),       json(2.2),
@@ -441,6 +445,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(json(a) == j);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get a string (explicit)")
     {
@@ -598,6 +603,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
 
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get a string (implicit)")
     {
         json::string_t s_reference{"Hello world"};
@@ -623,6 +629,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(json(s) == j);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get a boolean (explicit)")
     {
@@ -695,6 +702,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
         }
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get a boolean (implicit)")
     {
         json::boolean_t b_reference{true};
@@ -712,6 +720,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(json(b) == j);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get an integer number (explicit)")
     {
@@ -962,6 +971,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
         }
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get an integer number (implicit)")
     {
         json::number_integer_t n_reference{42};
@@ -1173,6 +1183,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(json(n) == j_unsigned);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get a floating-point number (explicit)")
     {
@@ -1234,6 +1245,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
         }
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get a floating-point number (implicit)")
     {
         json::number_float_t n_reference{42.23};
@@ -1257,6 +1269,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(json(n).m_value.number_float == Approx(j.m_value.number_float));
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get a binary value (explicit)")
     {
@@ -1364,6 +1377,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
         }
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("get a binary value (implicit)")
     {
         json::binary_t n_reference{{1, 2, 3}};
@@ -1375,6 +1389,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             CHECK(*json(b).m_value.binary == *j.m_value.binary);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("get an enum")
     {
@@ -1481,15 +1496,15 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
                 SECTION("std::array is larger than JSON")
                 {
                     std::array<int, 6> arr6 = {{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}};
-                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(arr6 = j1, json::out_of_range&);
-                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(arr6 = j1, "[json.exception.out_of_range.401] "
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j1.get_to(arr6), json::out_of_range&);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j1.get_to(arr6), "[json.exception.out_of_range.401] "
                                       "array index 4 is out of range");
                 }
 
                 SECTION("std::array is smaller than JSON")
                 {
                     std::array<int, 2> arr2 = {{8, 9}};
-                    arr2 = j1;
+                    j1.get_to(arr2);
                     CHECK(arr2[0] == 1);
                     CHECK(arr2[1] == 2);
                 }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-readme.cpp b/test/src/unit-readme.cpp
index e6089a327..e9193cf09 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-readme.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-readme.cpp
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ TEST_CASE("README" * doctest::skip())
             }
 
             // getter/setter
-            const std::string tmp = j[0];
+            const auto tmp = j[0].get<std::string>();
             j[1] = 42;
-            bool foo = j.at(2);
+            bool foo{j.at(2)};
             CHECK(foo == true);
 
             // other stuff
@@ -258,18 +258,18 @@ TEST_CASE("README" * doctest::skip())
             // strings
             std::string s1 = "Hello, world!";
             json js = s1;
-            std::string s2 = js;
+            auto s2 = js.get<std::string>();
 
             // Booleans
             bool b1 = true;
             json jb = b1;
-            bool b2 = jb;
+            bool b2{jb};
             CHECK(b2 == true);
 
             // numbers
             int i = 42;
             json jn = i;
-            double f = jn;
+            double f{jn};
             CHECK(f == 42);
 
             // etc.
diff --git a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
index b33c39ec1..649ac656a 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         {
             json j1 = NAN;
             CHECK(j1.is_number_float());
-            json::number_float_t f1 = j1;
+            json::number_float_t f1{j1};
             CHECK(std::isnan(f1));
 
             json j2 = json::number_float_t(NAN);
             CHECK(j2.is_number_float());
-            json::number_float_t f2 = j2;
+            json::number_float_t f2{j2};
             CHECK(std::isnan(f2));
         }
 
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         {
             json j1 = INFINITY;
             CHECK(j1.is_number_float());
-            json::number_float_t f1 = j1;
+            json::number_float_t f1{j1};
             CHECK(!std::isfinite(f1));
 
             json j2 = json::number_float_t(INFINITY);
             CHECK(j2.is_number_float());
-            json::number_float_t f2 = j2;
+            json::number_float_t f2{j2};
             CHECK(!std::isfinite(f2));
         }
     }
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         json j;
         ss >> j;
 
-        std::string test = j["Test"];
+        auto test = j["Test"].get<std::string>();
         CHECK(test == "Test1");
-        int number = j["Number"];
+        int number{j["Number"]};
         CHECK(number == 100);
-        float foo = j["Foo"];
+        float foo{j["Foo"]};
         CHECK(static_cast<double>(foo) == Approx(42.42));
     }
 
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK(j["string"] == "\u0007\u0007");
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("issue #144 - implicit assignment to std::string fails")
     {
         json o = {{"name", "value"}};
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(s2 = o["int"], json::type_error);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(s2 = o["int"], "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be string, but is number");
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("issue #146 - character following a surrogate pair is skipped")
     {
@@ -689,7 +691,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             {"object", {{"key1", 1}, {"key2", 2}}},
         };
 
-        int at_integer = j.at("/object/key2"_json_pointer);
+        int at_integer{j.at("/object/key2"_json_pointer)};
         int val_integer = j.value("/object/key2"_json_pointer, 0);
 
         CHECK(at_integer == val_integer);
@@ -1233,6 +1235,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK(j["double_value"].is_number_float());
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("issue #464 - VS2017 implicit to std::string conversion fix")
     {
         json v = "test";
@@ -1240,6 +1243,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         test = v;
         CHECK(v == "test");
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("issue #465 - roundtrip error while parsing 1000000000000000010E5")
     {
@@ -1250,6 +1254,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK(s1 == s2);
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("issue #473 - inconsistent behavior in conversion to array type")
     {
         json j_array = {1, 2, 3, 4};
@@ -1298,6 +1303,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(create(j_null), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("issue #486 - json::value_t can't be a map's key type in VC++ 2015")
     {
@@ -1377,6 +1383,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse(vec), json::parse_error&);
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("issue #600 - how does one convert a map in Json back to std::map?")
     {
         SECTION("example 1")
@@ -1409,6 +1416,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             CHECK(m1 == m2);
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("issue #602 - BOM not skipped when using json:parse(iterator)")
     {
@@ -1417,6 +1425,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK_NOTHROW(_ = json::parse(i.begin(), i.end()));
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("issue #702 - conversion from valarray<double> to json fails to build")
     {
         SECTION("original example")
@@ -1445,6 +1454,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
                               "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("issue #367 - Behavior of operator>> should more closely resemble that of built-in overloads.")
     {
@@ -1456,9 +1466,9 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             i1_2_3 >> j2;
             i1_2_3 >> j3;
 
-            std::map<std::string, std::string> m1 = j1;
-            std::map<std::string, std::string> m2 = j2;
-            int i3 = j3;
+            auto m1 = j1.get<std::map<std::string, std::string>>();
+            auto m2 = j2.get<std::map<std::string, std::string>>();
+            int i3{j3};
 
             CHECK( m1 == ( std::map<std::string, std::string> {{ "first",  "one" }} ));
             CHECK( m2 == ( std::map<std::string, std::string> {{ "second", "two" }} ));
@@ -1513,6 +1523,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.dump(), "[json.exception.type_error.316] invalid UTF-8 byte at index 10: 0x7E");
     }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     SECTION("issue #843 - converting to array not working")
     {
         json j;
@@ -1520,6 +1531,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         j = ar;
         ar = j;
     }
+#endif
 
     SECTION("issue #894 - invalid RFC6902 copy operation succeeds")
     {
@@ -1632,7 +1644,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
     SECTION("issue #977 - Assigning between different json types")
     {
         foo_json lj = ns::foo{3};
-        ns::foo ff = lj;
+        ns::foo ff(lj);
         CHECK(lj.is_object());
         CHECK(lj.size() == 1);
         CHECK(lj["x"] == 3);
@@ -1880,7 +1892,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
     {
         {
             json j;
-            NonDefaultFromJsonStruct x = j;
+            NonDefaultFromJsonStruct x(j);
             NonDefaultFromJsonStruct y;
             CHECK(x == y);
         }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-udt.cpp b/test/src/unit-udt.cpp
index 83b61b7c9..f391fbdbe 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-udt.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-udt.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ TEST_CASE("basic usage" * doctest::test_suite("udt"))
             CHECK(name.m_val == "new name");
         }
 
+#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
         SECTION("implicit conversions")
         {
             const udt::contact_book parsed_book = big_json;
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ TEST_CASE("basic usage" * doctest::test_suite("udt"))
             CHECK(book_name == udt::name{"C++"});
             CHECK(book == parsed_book);
         }
+#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/src/unit-udt_macro.cpp b/test/src/unit-udt_macro.cpp
index ce39ec9bc..ce9810a05 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-udt_macro.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-udt_macro.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("Serialization/deserialization via NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRU
         CHECK(json(p1).dump() == "{\"age\":1,\"metadata\":{\"haircuts\":2},\"name\":\"Erik\"}");
 
         // deserialization
-        T p2 = json(p1);
+        auto p2 = json(p1).get<T>();
         CHECK(p2 == p1);
 
         // roundtrip
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("Serialization/deserialization via NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRU
         // check exception in case of missing field
         json j = json(p1);
         j.erase("age");
-        T p3;
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(p3 = json(j), "[json.exception.out_of_range.403] key 'age' not found", json::out_of_range);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j.get<T>(), "[json.exception.out_of_range.403] key 'age' not found", json::out_of_range);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
index 4f155dcd7..fa219f5b9 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Unicode" * doctest::skip())
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                std::string ptr = s;
+                auto ptr = s.get<std::string>();
 
                 // tilde must be followed by 0 or 1
                 if (ptr == "~")