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in-compliant

in-com·pli·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in kuh m-plahy-uh nt]
    • /ɪn kəmˈplaɪ ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in kuh m-plahy-uh nt]
    • /ɪn kəmˈplaɪ ənt/

Definitions of in-compliant word

  • adjective in-compliant not compliant; unyielding. 1
  • adjective in-compliant not pliant. 1

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Origin of in-compliant

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; in-3 + compliant

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for In-compliant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

in-compliant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for in-compliant

adj in-compliant

  • adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
  • balky — Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.
  • bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
  • cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
  • contumacious — stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate

Antonyms for in-compliant

adj in-compliant

  • facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
  • manageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
  • amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
  • easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
  • willing — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.

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