as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
a perpetually incompliant employee who seemed to think that the rules did not apply to him
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Recent Examples of incompliant
Financial regulators often use such orders to compel reforms at undercapitalized or incompliant banks.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompliant
Adjective
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As the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’ newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to the remote paradise sideways.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Thoughtful and easygoing offstage, Peaches’ seemingly rebellious onstage shenanigans are hardly a reaction to her upbringing.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Petro, a leftist who was a member of a rebel group in his youth, has attempted to stage peace talks with Colombia’s remaining rebel groups under a strategy known as total peace.—
Manuel Rueda,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The rebel group said that the attack killed three people, but the number couldn't be immediately confirmed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sadly, the last Blockbuster (aside from one defiant Bend, Oregon, outlier) went out to pasture in 2014, and independent video stores are an increasingly rare sight.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Trump then appeared defiant in the face of any backlash over his post.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Governments across the continent are struggling with stubborn insurgencies.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Because that is ultimately what The Secret Garden is about—the stubborn, almost unreasonable insistence of living things to grow toward the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Consciousness may be the most recalcitrant concept of all.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Adams had carefully shepherded it through an often-recalcitrant City Council and through the gauntlet of demands coming from both the real estate lobby and pro-housing advocates.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your nonfiction development pipeline grow?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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His couplets—stitched together by a rhyme—typically saunter in contrary directions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Incompliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompliant. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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