as in stubborn
not willing to do what someone wants or asks for; not cooperative
uncooperative children an uncooperative witness
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Recent Examples of uncooperative
Mills and Walker have both remained uncooperative and refuse to speak to detectives, according to Sullivan.
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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
Kerley was not present when authorities arrived, and witnesses became uncooperative.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
The headline, along with key omissions in the article, malign the city of Elgin’s reputation by creating an unfair implication that the city is being uncooperative and is at fault for the Juneteenth event’s cancellation.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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
Kerley was not present when authorities arrived, and witnesses became uncooperative.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
The headline, along with key omissions in the article, malign the city of Elgin’s reputation by creating an unfair implication that the city is being uncooperative and is at fault for the Juneteenth event’s cancellation.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncooperative
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Get The Recipe Smart Move Similar recipes with beans and peas existed before then, but a challenge made to a stubborn chef named Helen Corbitt spurred the creation of Texas caviar.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
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When tragedy strikes on Michigan roads—when a car skids off an icy bend or a semi-truck barrels through a red light—victims are often left to face not only devastating injuries but also a daunting legal maze of corporate denials and stubborn insurers.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Baldwin feels that such a response in the face of violence has to be a posture, an outright lie or a willful evasiveness.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Reyes-Estrada was booked on suspicion of murder and willful harm and injury to a child likely to produce great bodily injury and is being held without bail, according to the news release.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The defiant message comes after weeks of intense news coverage and a Republican House committee investigation into Hope Florida and its nonprofit charity arm, the Hope Florida Foundation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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For weeks, Chinese officials had projected a defiant position, demanding the US remove all tariffs on China before agreeing to come to the negotiation table.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Research shows that people under stress are more likely to give up, but only when the situation feels uncontrollable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Entire neighborhoods are retrofitted with clear glass domes that activate during extreme rainstorms and uncontrollable wildfires.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Big cars, bigger trucks, two-dimensional women, recalcitrant men.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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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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“Uncooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncooperative. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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