NONCOMPLIANCES Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

noncompliances

noun

plural of noncompliance

as in protests

formal the condition of not having or doing something that is officially required The town has increased the fine for noncompliance to $100.

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Recent Examples of noncompliances In 2023, the government of Canada issued a recall for Alani Nu, citing noncompliances related to caffeine content and labeling issues. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026

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Despite protests, the central government greenlit construction to relocate the base to Henoko on Okinawa's eastern coast, though the project has faced massive delays.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The production faced its own real-life protests after locals caught wind of the film’s subject matter, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of protests

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According to the report, the two commissioners questioned the legality of some of the decisions, but Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar disregarded their objections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
But such a decision may not be based on a school district’s objections to the ideas expressed in the books.

— Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of objections

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Thornton’s latest work has the potential to reach more audiences precisely because of the Huckleberry Finn-like spirit of its Kid and Max saga, giving more folks the opportunity to learn about colonialist histories and indigenous resistances in the lands down under.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Instead, in most analog AI schemes, the weights are stored in one of several types of nonvolatile memory as a conductance value (the resistances above).

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025

Definition of resistances

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