nonresponding
Failing to reply
Nonresponding describes someone or something that fails to reply, react, or answer when a response is expected.
In surveys and studies, nonresponding participants are those who don't return questionnaires or show up for scheduled interviews.
Medical contexts use nonresponding to characterize patients whose conditions don't improve with treatment: The tumor remained nonresponding despite aggressive chemotherapy.
The term emphasizes the absence of an anticipated reaction rather than active refusal.
Unwilling to assist others
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- resistantWithstanding external forces
noncompliant · unwilling · refusing · ignoring · stonewalling · evasive · withholding · unhelpful
Producing no sound
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- incommunicadoWithout means of communication
- unansweringNot giving a reply
mute · quiet · unreplying · inactive · dormant · idle · passive · inert
Failure to operate properly
- failureLack of success
- errorFault in communication
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
- crashSudden violent impact
freeze · hang · glitch · bug · stalled · stuck · broken · dead
Not awake or aware
- comatoseDeeply unconscious, unrousable
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- sedatedCalmed by medication
paralyzed · numb · insensible · catatonic · stupor · shock · anaphylaxis · resuscitation
uncooperative
Unwilling to assist others
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
resistant · noncompliant · unwilling · refusing · ignoring · stonewalling · evasive · withholding · unhelpful · dismissive
silent
Producing no sound
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- incommunicadoWithout means of communication
unanswering · mute · quiet · unreplying · inactive · dormant · idle · passive · inert · lifeless
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
crash · freeze · hang · glitch · bug · stalled · stuck · broken · dead · down
unconscious
Not awake or aware
- comatoseDeeply unconscious, unrousable
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
- vegetativeOf plant growth
sedated · paralyzed · numb · insensible · catatonic · stupor · shock · anaphylaxis · resuscitation · CPR
nonrespondingresponding
Giving a reaction
responsive · replying · answering · reactive · communicative
nonrespondingcooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
communicative · participatory · forthcoming · engaged · interactive
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