as in stubborn
not willing to do what someone wants or asks for; not cooperative
uncooperative children an uncooperative witness
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Recent Examples of uncooperative
The woman was uncooperative with Disneyland’s security team and the Anaheim Police Department was notified, according to Disneyland officials.
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 25 Sep. 2024
That's why our testers slathered, smoothed and sudsed up tons of products to discover the top new products — whether your hair is straight or coily, fine or thick or unpredictably uncooperative.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The woman refused to answer and was so uncooperative, Sutter said, that park security called Anaheim police.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
But if the cops thought the victim was uncooperative or lying, those kits weren’t tested, either.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 25 Sep. 2024
That's why our testers slathered, smoothed and sudsed up tons of products to discover the top new products — whether your hair is straight or coily, fine or thick or unpredictably uncooperative.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The woman refused to answer and was so uncooperative, Sutter said, that park security called Anaheim police.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
But if the cops thought the victim was uncooperative or lying, those kits weren’t tested, either.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncooperative
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This powerful, palm-sized tool hits the town on stubborn breakouts with a potent blend of blue (415 nm) and red (630 nm) light therapies.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Here are some thought on how to approach those difficult but necessary discussions with a stubborn parent who refuses to plan for the future.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The man is being held in lieu of $480,000 bail at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of numerous charges, including assault with a firearm, shooting into an inhabited dwelling or vehicle, shooting into an uninhabited dwelling or vehicle, willful discharge of a firearm and other crimes.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Last week, the state had asked Kendrick to plead guilty to conspiracy to violate Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and willful participation in street gang activity.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Even so, Mars’ defiant punk energy can draw some stares from the neighbors back home.Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Her eyes are an expressive window into the character’s lifetime of hurt and exclusion or defiant pride and anger, sometimes spanning that range and more within one scene or song or single line reading.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the not-too-distant past, any car with 824 hp at its rear wheels would have been a wild ride at best, uncontrollable at worst.Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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Societies becoming trapped in these incredibly powerful but ultimately uncontrollable information networks?Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
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To better prepare an incoming President replacing a recalcitrant one, Republicans and Democrats in Congress in 2022 passed the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act.Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
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Just as most sectors of white-collar management have proved more recalcitrant to de-skilling than manual labor, so too the intellectual work of the art historian and critic has taken somewhat longer to de-skill than its avant-garde counterparts.15 But for Buchloh, that moment has come.Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Uncooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncooperative. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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