nonparticipating

adjective

Not participating.

“Near-synonyms: nonparticipative, nonparticipatory”

Similar
nonparticipativenonparticipatory
OriginEnglish participating ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonparticipating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot participating.

    Near-synonyms: nonparticipative, nonparticipatory

    Synonyms: nonparticipative, nonparticipatory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot participating.

Similar
nonparticipativenonparticipatory
Also see
nonparticipativenonparticipatory

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishparticipating
  15. Englishnonparticipating

From non- + participating.

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APA

nonparticipating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonparticipating

MLA

“nonparticipating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonparticipating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonparticipating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonparticipating.

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