Antonyms for non-performance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : non-per-fawr-muh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒn pərˈfɔr məns


Definition of non-performance

  • As in dereliction : noun delinquency
  • As in insolvency : noun failure
  • As in nonfeasance : noun failure
  • As in unsuccess : noun failure
  • As in unsuccessfulness : noun failure
  • As in failure : noun lack of success
Example sentences :
  • What teaching she had had, it seemed to suggest—or what penalties for non-performance she dreaded!
  • Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James
  • But be leery that we don't get stuck for non-performance: which we can't afford.
  • Extract from : « Yellowstone Nights » by Herbert Quick
  • The Emperor and his steed are overloaded with sacks of Excuses for non-performance.
  • Extract from : « Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume » by Joseph Grego
  • There is yet another cause for the non-performance of the southern mind—its fastidiousness.
  • Extract from : « Confession » by W. Gilmore Simms
  • We are not afraid of the non-performance of this part of our prescription.
  • Extract from : « The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 357, October 30, 1886 » by Various
  • On account of this refusal, Foster was brought before Esquire Wells, and tried for non-performance of duty.
  • Extract from : « History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother » by Lucy Smith
  • It might be that, owing to circumstances, the time was extended, or the contract might be forfeited for non-performance.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 » by Various
  • You must conceive that there is a duty,—by the non-performance of which you would encounter peril.
  • Extract from : « Marion Fay » by Anthony Trollope
  • I was informed that these poor wretches were undergoing a self-inflicted penance, for the non-performance of some religious rite.
  • Extract from : « Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan » by William Taylor
  • A brilliant lawyer, he was accused of non-performance of duty; but he died, knowing nothing of the delays complained of.
  • Extract from : « T. De Witt Talmage » by T. De Witt Talmage

Synonyms for non-performance

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