NONPARTICIPANTS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

nonparticipants

noun

plural of nonparticipant

as in observers

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Noun

Joe Conti, an independent researcher and physics enthusiast based in Massachusetts, is inviting eclipse observers across Iceland and Spain to capture the optical mystery on their smartphones as part of a citizen science project.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Well-meaning observers want to split the difference between the sayable and unsayable.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of observers

Noun

An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew boos from the audience after producing a staging that appeared to leave some spectators confused.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
The experimental projections, generated from archival Wagner imagery and historical scenes including late former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the 9/11 attacks, formed a swirling collage that left many spectators puzzled and restless.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of spectators

Noun

Ultimately, Ridgway asks what responsibility bystanders must take for the injustices around them.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Members of the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office Boat Patrol, who were already on the lake conducting routine patrols, responded immediately and took over lifesaving efforts from bystanders until firefighters and paramedics arrived.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of bystanders

Noun

The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The elephants will be under 24/7 security and were already attracting thousands of onlookers before the exhibition officially opened.

— Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of onlookers

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