incompliant

in·com·pli·ant

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of incompliant word

adjective incompliant not compliant; unyielding. 1
adjective incompliant not pliant. 1
noun incompliant Not compliant. 1
adjective incompliant not compliant; unyielding or inflexible 0
adjective incompliant not compliant; not yielding; not pliant 0

See all 5 definitions of incompliant

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Origin of incompliant

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Incompliant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Incompliant

incompliant 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for incompliant

adj incompliant

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

All 57 Synonyms of incompliant