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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McCaffrey hadn’t played since the Super Bowl in Las Vegas while battling a stubborn case of Achilles tendinitis.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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You might be tempted to whip out your strongest acne-fighting products to destroy your stubborn zit.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 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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The Trump campaign had come back to Butler to stage its own retaliation, an over-the-top reminder that its candidate was defiant in the face of death, and possibly preordained for the Presidency.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Despite the legal case, a defiant Musk posted the latest winner in his $1m giveaway on X this morning.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 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 23 Nov. 2024.
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