incompliant

[in-kuhm-plahy-uhnt]

adjective

1. not compliant; unyielding.

2. not pliant.

incompliant

/ ˌɪnkəmˈplaɪənt /

adjective

1. not compliant; unyielding or inflexible

Other Word Forms

• incompliance noun
• incompliancy noun
• incompliantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incompliant¹

First recorded in 1640–50; in- ³ + compliant

Example Sentences

“This prohibition against coverage was discriminatory, incompliant with the Affordable Care Act, and out of alignment with most other states,” the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said in announcing the change.

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Something about waking up cold, wet, and naked in a dog hospital had made me so incompliant and irritated.

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In 2004, he was listed as being of “medium intelligence value” to the U.S. and often incompliant, but as a “low risk” because of his health issues.

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Antonyms: weak, vulnerable, frail, fragile, delicate, faint, mild, frangible. stronghold, n. fastness, fort, fortress, muniment, donjon, citadel, keep, bulwark. strong-smelling, a. fetid, rank, frowzy, rancid, malodorous, offensive, musty. struggle, n. conflict, contest, strife. struggle, v. strive, cope, grapple, labor. stub, n. stump, counterfoil. stubble, n. eddish, rowen, arrish. stubborn, a. unyielding, obstinate, obdurate, mulish, refractory, indocile, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, perverse, contumacious, impersuadable, recalcitrant, stiff-necked, rugged, persistent, incompliant. stuck-up, a.

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