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
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In correspondence and internal memos, Morrison defends and prods her authors, acts as literary sounding board and commercial advisor, all while adapting herself both to the big egos and the fragile ones, the nonresponsive correspondent and the one in constant contact.
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Melina Moe
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
Immediately the Kennedy Center became nonresponsive, Roest said.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Immediately the center became nonresponsive, Roest said.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
In a prescient episode of the medical drama The Pitt, a boy is brought into the emergency room nonresponsive and with a rash on his legs that puzzles the residents treating him.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Melina Moe
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
Immediately the Kennedy Center became nonresponsive, Roest said.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Immediately the center became nonresponsive, Roest said.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
In a prescient episode of the medical drama The Pitt, a boy is brought into the emergency room nonresponsive and with a rash on his legs that puzzles the residents treating him.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonresponsive
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“Nonresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresponsive. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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