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Recent Examples of noncooperative
Dolphins that partnered with fishers also experienced a 13 percent boost in survival, compared with noncooperative ones, most likely because of the animals spending the majority of their time in the lagoon.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2023
Cooperative birds' cheating rate averaged around 12 percent, while noncooperative birds around 23 percent.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2010
The staff remembers him as mild, withdrawn, clearly smart, but also steadfastly noncooperative.
—New York Times, 26 July 2022
The disclosures would also extend to activities in jurisdictions that are on the EU’s list of noncooperative jurisdictions.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
My research in bioethics focuses on questions like how to induce those who are noncooperative to get on board with doing what’s best for the public good.
—Parker Crutchfield, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2020
Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2023
Cooperative birds' cheating rate averaged around 12 percent, while noncooperative birds around 23 percent.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2010
The staff remembers him as mild, withdrawn, clearly smart, but also steadfastly noncooperative.
—New York Times, 26 July 2022
The disclosures would also extend to activities in jurisdictions that are on the EU’s list of noncooperative jurisdictions.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
My research in bioethics focuses on questions like how to induce those who are noncooperative to get on board with doing what’s best for the public good.
—Parker Crutchfield, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncooperative
Adjective
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Mills and Walker have both remained uncooperative and refuse to speak to detectives, according to Sullivan.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, last April’s total solar eclipse was a bust for me, and the U.K.’s weather tends to be uncooperative for celestial events, often hiding them behind thick clouds.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While the markets have not responded kindly, the White House insists the tariffs are bringing recalcitrant nations to the bargaining table.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
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Traditionally, military pressure has influenced the Islamic Republic of Iran’s recalcitrant and anti-American leaders to make concessions.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But where others saw an intractable problem, Jean-François Archambault saw an opportunity.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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But since the end of the Cold War, there have been many more wars in which early successes faltered, lost momentum, or didn’t quite achieve enough, transforming the conflicts into something far more intractable.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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Quinn’s group provides training for schools throughout Rhode Island and beyond, aimed at helping teachers understand how the brain functions in people with autism and offering strategies on how to effectively respond to behavior challenges that could easily be labeled disobedient or disorderly.—
Sarah Butrymowicz,
USA TODAY,
10 Apr. 2024
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Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hegseth, a veteran and former Fox News host, was defiant in remarks to reporters earlier Monday.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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But when asked about the lack of norms and decorum in the current political climate and whether Democrats need to play on the same level, Himes was defiant.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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In some ways, Paul has been less obstreperous than them.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lesser powers that find themselves under the dominion of a great power against their wishes can be resentful and rebellious.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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In 1978, an ambitious and rebellious young woman, Marina Bulgari, decamped from her family business to branch out with her own jewelry brand.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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His experience gave me hope that instead of being given room to destroy, perhaps Maryland’s wayward youth would be given the discipline needed to succeed.—
Yuripzy Morgan,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2025
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Refuse to seed in shame what Nature sows and choose what leaf and petal and wayward weed all know: grow.—
Cynthia Ozick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Noncooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncooperative. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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