as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
a perpetually incompliant employee who seemed to think that the rules did not apply to him
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Recent Examples of incompliant
Financial regulators often use such orders to compel reforms at undercapitalized or incompliant banks.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompliant
Adjective
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Many historians estimate that at least 15 to 20 percent of the population remained loyal to the crown, some even taking up arms against their rebellious neighbors and fighting alongside the British.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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Inspired by 1953’s The Wild One starring Marlon Brando, the song and video captures the rebellious spirit of the cult classic, with scenes of a motorcycle being driven on an open road and birds in flight.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Yet none of this has dampened Mr. Trump’s enthusiasm for bringing U.S. influence to bear in trying to end the rebel incursion – in part because the fighting has affected a region that holds some of Congo’s main rare earth deposits.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 June 2025
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The legislature entertained several bills—including two from Sumner—to authorize the government to seize rebel property, including slaves.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Kim Kardashian made a defiant walk into Paris' Palace of Justice in May, to face the criminals who held the reality star at gunpoint and robbed in 2016.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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In an era defined by digital speed, algorithmic curation, and disposable listening, Gearbox Records has carved out a defiant space for intentionality, sonic depth, and analog fidelity.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Their relationship can be difficult as AM is stubborn and likes to have her way always.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Rick McConnell said that this sounds like his mom, who is stubborn.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Such ideas may have formed in childhood and, given damage to the basolateral amygdala, not been revised later in life, even in the face of contrary experiences, as with untrustworthy individuals.—
Tobias Kalenscher,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
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As is frequently the case in America these days, those looking for ways to blame an act of terror on distinctly right-wing or leftist extremism will find that the truth lies in a baffling and murky middle where contrary strains of radicalism converge.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Chief among them was immigration, after nearly four years of willful neglect at the border had left the party’s reputation in tatters.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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Accreditors must put an end to schools’ willful ignorance of employment outcomes.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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But Song refuses to stack the deck, including a comparable number of women whose rigid demands significantly narrow the market.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Art and humor force us to break out of those rigid coordinates through laughter, critical thinking and refusing to conform, to consider the world in different ways.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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In response, these recalcitrant members of Congress simply refused to adopt must-pass federal reapportionment legislation.—
Made by History,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Among Congressional Republicans, Paul has been more recalcitrant than most.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Incompliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompliant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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