NON PLACETS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

non placets

noun

plural of non placet

as in refusals

a vote or decision against something the motion to award the controversial scholar an honorary degree from the university passed by an overwhelming margin, with only two recorded non placets

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Noun

Some shared their own workarounds for the AI’s refusals — which included just using another model, like Claude or Gemini.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
The models ran with reduced cyber refusals, and the evaluation omitted the production classifiers that normally block high-risk cyber activity.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of refusals

Noun

And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
With Cornyn not on the floor, the vote for more than 25 minutes was stuck at 56 ayes and 40 nays, with three other GOP senators, Rick Scott of Florida, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Mike Lee of Utah, not voting, for unclear reasons.

— Emily Wilkins,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of nays

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While that effort went down with a wider margin, 84 nos and 17 yeses, a dozen Republicans supported it, revealing the extent of unease over the issue within the Senate GOP conference.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 June 2026
On the framework amendment, there were 12 Republican noes.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of noes

Noun

Ament revisited his archive of decomposing negatives with his brother, designer Barry Ament, a few years ago.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
But over long stretches of time, the potential negatives are far outweighed by the inherent profitability of being paid to assume the risks that your customers want to lay off on you.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of negatives

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The president has endorsed state Senate President Ty Masterson, who sometimes overrode Kelly’s vetoes, for the GOP nomination.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The second option is the General Assembly’s annual fall veto session, a six-day stretch where lawmakers can consider vetoes, unresolved legislation and, at times, new bills.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of vetoes

Noun

He is expected to be released in 2027, records indicate, and has also been convicted of more than 20 criminal offenses, primarily stemming from a host of cons jobs that scammed celebrities, athletes and other wealthy people.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The outlook implies 97% y/y spend growth at midpoint, vs our & cons.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of cons

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