NONOBSERVANCE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

nonobservance

noun

Definition of nonobservance

as in disregard

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Recent Examples of nonobservance The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in that case recognized the continued existence of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation in Oklahoma after roughly a century of nonobservance by state and federal officials. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2021

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Noun

Once again, Gulf leaders were shocked not just by American disregard for their preferences but also by the revelation of American impotence.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Elci clarified that was a nod to his father’s work ethic, not a disregard for his passing.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of disregard

Noun

Strategic ignoring begins with recognizing that attention is not an unlimited asset, but a leadership resource.

— Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Addressing Modern Behavior Patterns Verification tools such as these address behavior patterns such as preemptive ignoring, digital curiosity, and selective responsiveness, all of which have become more common in recent years.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of ignoring

Noun

But the situation in the country remains dire, and the collective forgetting of the United States’ longest war carries costs of its own.

— Laurel Miller, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
While Platner and his men fought in Fallujah, a wave of public forgetting was already under way.

— Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of forgetting

Noun

Prosecutors reduced some to misdemeanors, and dismissed others when evidence came to light that directly contradicted what agents had alleged happened.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
An October hearing has been set in Bogan’s misdemeanor stalking case.

— Amber Gaudet Updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

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