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

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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
The negatives are then printed as positives on the 70-mm prints for projection.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Definition of negatives

Noun

DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
One of his biggest vetoes slashed more more than $225 million for new housing and maintenance of existing facilities requested by the Department of Corrections.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Definition of vetoes

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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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