noncompliant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliant
Adjective
  • Pulled along by Valérie like a recalcitrant puppy, Richard sets off on a quest to find the missing man, who may have ties to the Sicilian Mafia.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
  • Khamenei’s stance is at once recalcitrant and cautious to the point of cowardice.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • An immaterial figure who lives where there is no light, his role is to kidnap children who are too noisy and disobedient to their parents' wishes.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 27 June 2025
  • But this bulldog is just another disobedient lawyer, as far as Judge Kathleen Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida is concerned.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Pride celebrations are typically a daylong mix of jubilant street parties and political protest, but this year’s iterations took a more defiant stance as Republicans, led by President Trump, have sought to roll back LGBTQ+ rights.
    Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Mamdani’s outspoken support for Palestinian causes was a point of tension in the mayor’s race as Cuomo and other opponents sought to label his defiant criticism of Israel as antisemitic.
    Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The study found that women account for 3.4 percent of the construction labor force and 4 percent for industrial and refractory machinery mechanics.
    Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
  • While cannabinoids offer a potential alternative for refractory chronic pain, optimal use requires personalized dosing and further high-quality trials targeting specific pain subtypes.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • All at once, Vance had made an obstreperous return to the center of the national stage—and so did the memes.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In some ways, Paul has been less obstreperous than them.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the past, there have been insubordinate military commanders, notably Army Generals George McClellan and Douglas MacArthur, who respectively challenged the authority of Presidents Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and Harry Truman during the Korean War.
    Arthur Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • Instead, over-centralization has produced the opposite effect, fragmenting the bureaucracy, encouraging bureaucrats to pursue their own interests, and enabling regional elites to become increasingly insubordinate—with Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin’s strongman in Chechnya, being the prime example.
    Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2016
Adjective
  • King Charles, while maintaining a private, familial relationship, is in the same camp but does have a special agreement that allows his wayward brother to attend private family luncheons… but no more public processions or official duties.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • Rather than trying to eliminate leaf miners, focus on keeping your lemon tree healthy by fertilizing it as needed, watering it deeply during prolonged drought, and properly pruning broken and wayward branches.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • From director James DeMonaco, creator of The Purge franchise, actor-comedian Davidson plays Max in The Home, a rebellious twenty-something sentenced to community service at a quiet retirement home.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 July 2025
  • The story follows rebellious young demigod Ne Zha, who wrestles with his powers and the threat of humanity’s destruction.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 July 2025
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“Noncompliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliant. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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