NONCOOPERATION Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

noncooperation

noun

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 Some might argue that for middle America conditions are not yet painful enough, socially or economically, to inspire sustained noncooperation. —

Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Any entity receiving city funding, such as contractors, would have to follow the city’s warrant and noncooperation standards. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025 While declarations have been made in the past regarding our city having a sanctuary status, there have been no clear directives toward local law enforcement regarding noncooperation with federal agencies such as ICE. —

Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Attempted strikes, boycotts, and other forms of mass noncooperation were weak, localized, and lacked support. —

Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014 See All Example Sentences for noncooperation

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Noun

The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026