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NONCOMPLIANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who refuses to comply
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("noncompliant" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noncompliant"):
negativist (someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
Example:
a defiant attitude
Synonyms:
defiant; noncompliant
Classified under:
Similar:
insubordinate; resistant; resistive (disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority)
obstreperous (noisily and stubbornly defiant)
recalcitrant (marked by stubborn resistance to authority)
Also:
difficult; unmanageable (hard to control)
disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)
insubordinate (not submissive to authority)
intractable (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold)
unwilling (not disposed or inclined toward)
Derivation:
noncompliance (the failure to obey)
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