NONINTERVENTIONIST Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

noninterventionist

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as in nonaligned

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Recent Examples of noninterventionist And Secrets suspects that a younger, noninterventionist crowd would have boosted Vance’s numbers. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026 Does the beginning of this war tell us anything meaningful about the long-running battle between the interventionist and noninterventionist wings of American conservativism? — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026 Conservatives emphasized a return to a noninterventionist policy. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025

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Russia has been able to weather Western sanctions largely by ramping up trade with nonaligned countries, particularly India and China.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026
These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states.

— Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Definition of nonaligned

Adjective

Four years ago, Tennessee's governor ordered another independent review into capital punishment after abruptly stopping the April 2022 execution of Oscar Smith.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
LionTree is an independent banking firm, investing in companies such as Fanatics and Fubo and advising high-profile deals such as Amazon’s acquisition of MGM and the merger of CBS and Viacom.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

By contrast, Langley has been relatively hands-off with her song, occasionally promoting it on TikTok or with notable live performances, but rarely with such a transparently or winkingly heavy hand, and not nearly as regularly.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
The Justice Department and FCC have approved the transaction without asking for any concessions or remedies — an unusually hands-off approach for such a large horizontal merger.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

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Yields on French government bonds, known as OATs, have surged to multi-decade highs this year, sparking concerns the country could be headed toward a sovereign debt crisis.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
In the first nine months of 2026, regional sovereign investors deployed $102 billion across 245 transactions, according to Global SWF, a platform that tracks sovereign wealth funds.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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In Texas, Waymo had 1,154 autonomous vehicles authorized for commercial use as of Friday, including 359 of its new Ojai models, which feature a low step and doors that slide open and shut.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of autonomous

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As Pate explains - seemingly every week - the JP Poll power rates teams based on whether or not they would be favored over another team on a neutral field according to oddsmakers in Vegas.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
These could include neutral-atom systems and superconducting qubits paired with transducers that convert microwave signals into light.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of neutral

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Social events where fraternities and sororities mix with one another and with unaffiliated members are usually at least registered with university officials.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Delaware Life said investigators are examining whether investments tied to affiliated businesses had been improperly reported as unaffiliated.

— Eric Nehm, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of unaffiliated

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According to an analysis from California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the tax could generate revenues in the tens of millions in the short term but cause decreases in income tax revenue in the future.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Its prominence in the statement signals increased international adoption, according to Jenn Gustetic, director of metascience and research and development policy at the nonpartisan think tank Institute for Progress.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of nonpartisan

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