nonresponsive

adjective

non·​re·​spon·​sive ˌnän-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv 

1

: not giving response : not responsive

a nonresponsive police force

2

: not adequately addressing or meeting the requirements contained in a request for competitive bids on a contract

deemed the bid to be nonresponsive and rejected it

Examples of nonresponsive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement In the final phase of dying—a period Barbara Karnes, a hospice nurse and educator since the 1970s, calls labor—many people become nonresponsive. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

After Myers, 29, called the police to report that her 20-month-old daughter was nonresponsive and breathing slowly, officers arrived to find the child lying on the living room floor, according to KMOV. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Responding officers at the scene found the 46-year-old Martinez, of Nampa, to be nonresponsive, according to the police news release. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2026

Many feel that Congress is out of touch, nonresponsive or simply corrupt. — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nonresponsive

• unresponsive
• responsive