non-compliant
Not following rules
Non-compliant describes someone or something that fails to follow rules, standards, or requirements.
A non-compliant patient doesn't take prescribed medication as directed.
A non-compliant building violates code.
In regulatory contexts, non-compliant carries legal weight: The company was fined for non-compliant waste disposal.
The hyphen is sometimes dropped.
Difficult to control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- unmanageableImpossible to control
undisciplined · obstinate · stubborn · headstrong · willful · contrary · uncooperative · recalcitrant
Breaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- breachBreaking of agreement
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- irregularityDeparture from standard
nonconformance · discrepancy · audit · citation · penalty · fine · warning · inspection
Unable to exist together
- substandardBelow required quality
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
deviant · anomalous · aberrant · failing · rejected · flagged · invalid · erroneous
Unwilling to assist others
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
dosage · therapy · follow-up · patient · protocol · instructions · recommendations · guidelines
Open resistance to authority
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
resistance · refusal · obstinacy · contumacy · uncooperativeness · willfulness · intransigence · opposition
unruly
Difficult to control
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
unmanageable · undisciplined · obstinate · stubborn · headstrong · willful · contrary · uncooperative · recalcitrant · refractory
violation
Breaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- breachBreaking of agreement
- deviationDeparture from expected path
irregularity · nonconformance · discrepancy · audit · citation · penalty · fine · warning · inspection · oversight
incompatible
Unable to exist together
- substandardBelow required quality
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
irregular · deviant · anomalous · aberrant · failing · rejected · flagged · invalid · erroneous · malfunctioning
uncooperative
Unwilling to assist others
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
prescription · dosage · therapy · follow-up · patient · protocol · instructions · recommendations · guidelines · discharge
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
rebelliousness · resistance · refusal · obstinacy · contumacy · uncooperativeness · willfulness · intransigence · opposition · dissent
- trade statusapproved, authorized, banned, certified, cleared
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- business statusactive, inactive, defunct, dormant, operating
- vaccination statusvaccinated, unvaccinated, immunized, boosted, up to date
- Coverage Statuscovered, insured, uninsured, enrolled, unenrolled
non-compliantcompliant
Yielding to others' wishes
conforming · conformant · law-abiding · adherent · rule-following
non-compliantcompliant
Yielding to others' wishes
cooperative · obedient · conforming · docile · submissive