NONCOMPLIANT Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

noncompliant

adjective

as in recalcitrant

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Recent Examples of noncompliant Adair died in his cell following an altercation with multiple deputies that evening, many of whom testified Adair was being noncompliant and behaving erratically following a visit to the jail’s medical clinic. — Sofi Zeman august 26, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 More help for tenants is also in the works, including a rental escrow program for people living in noncompliant homes, which is expected to be announced in the next few weeks. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Models trained on incomplete or noncompliant data create downstream exposure. — Anuradha Choudhury, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 His nephew Lyonel, a Ned Stark–esque fool of honor and former Hand of the King, burned alive in one of Harrenhal’s famously OSHA-noncompliant towers. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 June 2026 By August 2024, the parties reached a settlement in which Disney agreed to the penalty of $450 per unit on noncompliant vehicles, totaling $56,250. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Of the noncompliant rentals in unincorporated areas, a few dozen are owned by LLCs, but most are owned by individuals or family trusts, treasurer records show. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 Two follow-up re-inspections were noncompliant because a veterinarian had not yet completed an inspection of the facility. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026 Legal experts say the investigations fulfill Trump’s promise to enforce restrictions that could lead to federal funding cuts for noncompliant states. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliant

Adjective

Brian is a gee-whiz irritant, with a reckless attachment to the family’s conveniently recalcitrant dog and a knack for making dangerous situations worse.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.

— Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Definition of recalcitrant

Adjective

Conduct disorder affects children and teens and involves a consistent pattern of disobedient and aggressive behaviors.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026

Definition of disobedient

Adjective

Captured after years on the run and sentenced to life in 2017, Mladic remained defiant and unrepentant, still revered by some Serbs as a nationalist hero.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Bringing it on board with the White House’s latest effort to subdue an Iranian leadership stubbornly defiant after almost six months of war, however, is an extremely tall order.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of defiant

Adjective

And only DeMichelle’s Marguerite has the necessary command to bring this obstreperous monarch to heel.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
And when intelligence confirms that one of their vessels is engaged in armed smuggling operations, the president need not convene an obstreperous congressional committee before acting in such a manner to defend the American people.

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of obstreperous

Adjective

Is Joe Biden’s wayward son trying to land a lucrative podcast deal or taking one last stand to clear his name as his father battles cancer?

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
New images from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon reveal a fresh, 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface earlier this month.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wayward

Adjective

Andrew Garfield is not just a rebellious peasant in his upcoming action period drama.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Green and Perry starred alongside one another on the hit Fox series, in which Green portrayed the aspiring musician David Silver while Perry starred as the rebellious Dylan McKay, for 10 years from 1990 to 2000.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026