noncomplying
Refusing to obey
Noncomplying describes someone or something that fails to meet requirements or follow rules: noncomplying facilities face heavy fines, a noncomplying bid was rejected.
The term appears in regulatory, legal, and bureaucratic contexts where standards must be met.
Also spelled non-complying.
Openly resisting control
- insubordinateDefying rightful authority
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- uncooperativeUnwilling to assist others
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
rebellious · mutinous · obstinate · contrary · refractory · contumacious · unruly · wayward
Forbidden by statute
- illegalForbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
forbidden · criminal · banned · outlawed · contraband · unlicensed · illegitimate · black-market
Expression of disapproval
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- refusalAct of declining
rejection · contestation · challenge · demurral · remonstration · nonconcurrence · dispute · resistance
Free from external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
- sovereignSupreme in power
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-determiningControlling one's own fate
nonaligned · unbound · unconstrained · self-directed · free · unregulated · exempt · opt-out
defiant
Openly resisting control
- insubordinateDefying rightful authority
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- uncooperativeUnwilling to assist others
recalcitrant · rebellious · mutinous · obstinate · contrary · refractory · contumacious · unruly · wayward · resistant
unlawful
Forbidden by statute
- illegalForbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
prohibited · forbidden · criminal · banned · outlawed · contraband · unlicensed · illegitimate · black-market · bootleg
objection
Expression of disapproval
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
refusal · rejection · contestation · challenge · demurral · remonstration · nonconcurrence · dispute · resistance · nonacceptance
independent
Free from external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
- sovereignSupreme in power
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
self-determining · nonaligned · unbound · unconstrained · self-directed · free · unregulated · exempt · opt-out · nonparticipating
noncomplyingcomplying
Following rules or requests
compliant · conforming · adherent · obedient · rule-following
comply, compliance, compliant, complying, noncompliance, noncompliant, incompliant