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Detailed Synonyms for resist in English

resist:

to resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)

  1. to resist
    to counteract; to withstand; to resist; to oppose; to thwart
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • withstand verbe (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
  2. to resist
    to resist; to withstand
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • withstand verbe (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
  3. to resist
    to resist; to struggle; to fight back
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight back verbe (fights back, fought back, fighting back)
  4. to resist
    to defend; to resist; to keep away; to keep off; to hold off; to keep out
    • defend verbe (defends, defended, defending)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • keep away verbe (keeps away, kept away, keeping away)
    • keep off verbe (keeps off, kept off, keeping off)
    • hold off verbe (holds off, held off, holding off)
    • keep out verbe (keeps out, kept out, keeping out)
  5. to resist
    to resist
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
  6. to resist
    – withstand the force of something 1
    to stand; to resist; fend
    – withstand the force of something 1
    • stand verbe (stands, stood, standing)
      • stand the test of time1
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
      • The trees resisted her1
    • fend verbe
      • The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow1
  7. to resist
    – stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 1
    to resist; to withstand; to hold out; to stand firm
    – stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 1
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • withstand verbe (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • hold out verbe (holds out, held out, holding out)
    • stand firm verbe (stands firm, stood firm, standing firm)
  8. to resist
    – express opposition through action or words 1
    to resist; to protest; dissent
    – express opposition through action or words 1
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • protest verbe (protests, protested, protesting)
    • dissent verbe
      • dissent to the laws of the country1
  9. to resist
    – refuse to comply 1
    to resist; to jib; balk; baulk
    – refuse to comply 1
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • jib verbe (jibs, jibbed, jibbing)
    • balk verbe
    • baulk verbe
  10. to resist
    – elude, especially in a baffling way 1
    to refuse; to resist; to defy
    – elude, especially in a baffling way 1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • defy verbe (defies, defied, defying)
      • This behavior defies explanation1
  11. to resist
    – resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 1
    to reject; to refuse; to resist
    – resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • His body rejected the liver of the donor1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)

Conjugations for resist:

present
  1. resist
  2. resist
  3. resists
  4. resist
  5. resist
  6. resist
simple past
  1. resisted
  2. resisted
  3. resisted
  4. resisted
  5. resisted
  6. resisted
present perfect
  1. have resisted
  2. have resisted
  3. has resisted
  4. have resisted
  5. have resisted
  6. have resisted
past continuous
  1. was resisting
  2. were resisting
  3. was resisting
  4. were resisting
  5. were resisting
  6. were resisting
future
  1. shall resist
  2. will resist
  3. will resist
  4. shall resist
  5. will resist
  6. will resist
continuous present
  1. am resisting
  2. are resisting
  3. is resisting
  4. are resisting
  5. are resisting
  6. are resisting
subjunctive
  1. be resisted
  2. be resisted
  3. be resisted
  4. be resisted
  5. be resisted
  6. be resisted
diverse
  1. resist!
  2. let's resist!
  3. resisted
  4. resisting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "resist":

  • resisting, resistive

Alternate Synonyms for "resist":


Antonyms for "resist":


Related Definitions for "resist":

  1. withstand the force of something1
    • The trees resisted her1
  2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something1
  3. express opposition through action or words1
  4. refuse to comply1
  5. elude, especially in a baffling way1
  6. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ1

Related Synonyms for resist