English

Detailed Synonyms for resist in English

resist:

to resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)

  1. to resist
    to counteract; to withstand; to resist; to oppose; to thwart
    • counteract verb (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • withstand verb (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • oppose verb (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
  2. to resist
    to resist; to withstand
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • withstand verb (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
  3. to resist
    to resist; to struggle; to fight back
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight back verb (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 verb (defends, defended, defending)
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • keep away verb (keeps away, kept away, keeping away)
    • keep off verb (keeps off, kept off, keeping off)
    • hold off verb (holds off, held off, holding off)
    • keep out verb (keeps out, kept out, keeping out)
  5. to resist
    to resist
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
  6. to resist
    – withstand the force of something 1
    to stand; to resist; fend
    – withstand the force of something 1
    • stand verb (stands, stood, standing)
      • stand the test of time1
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
      • The trees resisted her1
    • fend verb
      • 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 verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • withstand verb (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • hold out verb (holds out, held out, holding out)
    • stand firm verb (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 verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • protest verb (protests, protested, protesting)
    • dissent verb
      • 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 verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • jib verb (jibs, jibbed, jibbing)
    • balk verb
    • baulk verb
  10. to resist
    – elude, especially in a baffling way 1
    to refuse; to resist; to defy
    – elude, especially in a baffling way 1
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • defy verb (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 verb (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • His body rejected the liver of the donor1
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verb (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