NONCOMPLIANCE Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

noncompliance

noun

Definition of noncompliance

as in protest

formal the condition of not having or doing something that is officially required The town has increased the fine for noncompliance to $100.

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Recent Examples of noncompliance On a nearby table lay a notice of noncompliance from the District Department of Transportation, issued 11 days earlier. — Maia Nehme, Washington Post, 26 July 2026 Civil penalties for noncompliance could run as high as $20 million per day. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 July 2026 In addition, the Australian government recently doubled the fines for noncompliance to further incentivize the companies to take more effective action. — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026 The state’s action, which took effect Monday, cites multiple noncompliance issues against the Provo Canyon School’s campus in Springville. — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for noncompliance

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Noun

Nixon, a state representative from Jacksonville, led the Democratic protest against DeSantis' new congressional map.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
When other Columbia students staged a counter- protest outside the encampment, holding Israeli flags, people threatened them with violence.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of protest

Noun

The outbreak has gained momentum since it was declared on May 15, as weak health infrastructure, community resistance and instability hinder the effort to identify and respond to cases.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
By way of thanks, the Swiss Football Association donated professional training equipment to the school, including Olympic lifting platforms, squat racks, medicine balls, resistance bands, agility hurdles and plyometric boxes.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of resistance

Noun

Another child said he was forced to carry out artillery strikes and beaten for disobedience.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
But many Catholics, including conservative and traditional ones, are opposed to the consecrations, viewing them as an act of severe disobedience to the pope that hurts the church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of disobedience

Noun

Nobody had raised objections, not because everyone agreed, but because nobody had been invited to express a different point of view.

— Chiara Alzati, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Badger needed 17 yes votes from the County Board members to proceed because Homer Glen filed a legal objection to the plan.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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