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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The shipping magnate led Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, steering it through the Asian financial crisis, deadly SARS outbreak and massive protests over a controversial anti-treason law.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Joel Angel Juarez/AP Photo A man was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, according to the Austin Police Department, prompting protests at the scene and backlash from local officials.

— Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of protests

Noun

The stadium tries to be a good neighbor, despite some objections.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The film internalizes potential objections about a foreign director making a film that claims insight into Japanese characters’ interiority, with Carter being ritualistically insulted as a gaijin, or outsider.

— Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 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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