NONBINDING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

nonbinding

adjective

ˌnän-ˈbīn-diŋ

Definition of nonbinding

as in null

having no legal or binding force a verbal agreement is considered nonbinding in this state

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Recent Examples of nonbinding Ebell suggested that the blacklist of Project 2025 figures could be simply a nonbinding optical move. — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024 The change will mean shareholders can vote (on a nonbinding basis) on executive compensation packages annually. — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2023 Earlier, in the March GOP primary, 81% of voters agreed with a nonbinding proposition that no Democrats should be named, Rinaldi noted. — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023 In 1994, the Catron county commission voted unanimously to pass a nonbinding resolution stating that every household should possess a firearm and ammunition for the purpose of home defense. — Brandon Kapelow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for nonbinding

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For one, null results—in this case, findings that are not unusual or revelatory—are still useful.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
However, in the face of an increasing number of null results, most notably in studies published in late 2025, most physicists now agree that this sterile neutrino doesn’t exist.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of null

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But what was that invalid-fair-catch penalty on his next attempt?

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
In the years that followed, Urbagestion argued that Abascal’s retention of the apartment was invalid and that the contract’s timing was no longer applicable.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of invalid

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