as in rebelliousness
failure or refusal to do what someone has told or asked you to do; lack of cooperation
They adopted a strategy of noncooperation until they were treated fairly.
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Recent Examples of noncooperation
According to Macron, these rebukes and threats of noncooperation from the U.S. in the face of military danger felt like a shock to the system.
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Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
Each campus should follow state law and guidelines regarding noncooperation with ICE and/or other federal entities.
—Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
In addition, state-level politicians, including attorneys general and governors, have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to challenge federal overreach through litigation and noncooperation.
—Victor Menaldo, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The law was implemented in 2018 and effectively legalized noncooperation between state law enforcement agencies and federal immigration officials.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for noncooperation
Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
Each campus should follow state law and guidelines regarding noncooperation with ICE and/or other federal entities.
—Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
In addition, state-level politicians, including attorneys general and governors, have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to challenge federal overreach through litigation and noncooperation.
—Victor Menaldo, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The law was implemented in 2018 and effectively legalized noncooperation between state law enforcement agencies and federal immigration officials.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncooperation
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The performance goes from fiery to ineffectual as DiCaprio’s character, Bob, loses his youthful rebelliousness in a haze of pot and resignation.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The rebelliousness can be witnessed in everything from its ’70s-in-California style to the very naming conventions Mother chooses for its viral products — adored by A-listers like Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Millie Bobby Brown, and more.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her choice challenges the rules of her world and sparks a rebellion that paves the way for a new way of life.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota passed on Rodgers at the time, almost to signal a vote of defiance or confidence in McCarthy.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In recent months, some council members have pushed, in open defiance, for outside groups to take another look, on the city’s behalf, at the economics of moving out of the Civic Center complex.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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While this change reduces the explicit admission of willfulness, a narrative is still required.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Grammys treated the Stones with a similar level of stunning disrespect until awarding them Best Rock Album last year for Hackney Diamonds.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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No disrespect to the academy, but it sort of pales in comparison to this.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the Steelers, for whatever reason, insisted on rushing, and their stubbornness fed into four scoreless drives in the second half.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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What led me to actually having the opportunity to do it was a combination of luck, timing and stubbornness.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Moja Rowa Colorful disobedience is how Moja Rowa cofounders Yelena Mojarova and Edward Benedikt Sittler characterize their creative spirit and brand ethos.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The ladies move closer to God through acts of disobedience, debauchery, and disgrace; by visiting seedy places and commingling with the disreputable.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Noncooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncooperation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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