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resist

verb

1 resist

Elude, especially in a baffling way.

synonyms: defy, refuse.

2 resist

Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.

synonyms: hold out, stand firm, withstand.

Roget 719: resist; not submit etc. 725; repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand; stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, ... show more

Dutch: kanten, keren, roeren, vechten, verweren, verzetten, weren

3 resist

Express opposition through action or words.

synonyms: dissent, protest.

Roget 764: refuse, reject, deny, decline, turn down; nill, negative; refuse one's assent, withhold one's assent; shake the head; close the hand, close the purse; grudge, begrudge, ... show more

Dutch: afwijzen, protesteren, steigeren

4 resist

Withstand the force of something:
— The trees resisted her.

synonyms: fend, stand.

5 resist

Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.

synonyms: refuse, reject.

Dutch: afstoten

6 resist

Refuse to comply.

synonyms: balk, baulk, jib.


Moby thesaurus: antagonize, arrest, assail, assault, attack, baffle, balk, battle, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beat against, block, bottle up, bridle, buck, check ... show more.

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