NONCOMPLIANCES Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

noncompliances

noun

plural of noncompliance

as in protests

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 noncompliances In 2023, the government of Canada issued a recall for Alani Nu, citing noncompliances related to caffeine content and labeling issues. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026

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Noun

That history includes colonial-era rebellions, using drones to monitor land invasions for legal ecological complaints, and protests against new or proposed laws.

— Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Modi late last month posted a selfie video on Instagram and Facebook addressing students over examination paper leaks that stirred nationwide protests.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of protests

Noun

The letter by Raskin and colleagues raises numerous objections to the concept of morphing three affordable courses used by golfers of all levels into a more expensive course designed for professionals.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026
By Elisabeth Zerofsky How the late-night host won comedy’s biggest prize — despite the White House’s objections.

— Daniel Bergner Elisabeth Zerofsky Benoit Denizet-Lewis David Marchese Charles Homans Kwame Anthony Appiah Sophie Haigney Chris Almeida Ismail Muhammad John Hodgman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of objections

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Thornton’s latest work has the potential to reach more audiences precisely because of the Huckleberry Finn-like spirit of its Kid and Max saga, giving more folks the opportunity to learn about colonialist histories and indigenous resistances in the lands down under.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Instead, in most analog AI schemes, the weights are stored in one of several types of nonvolatile memory as a conductance value (the resistances above).

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025

Definition of resistances

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