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Antonyms for resistant

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-zis-tuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪs tənt


Definition of resistant

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French résistant, present participle of résister (see resist). In reference to diseases or drugs from 1897.
  • adj antagonistic
  • adj impervious
  • adj opposing
Example sentences :
  • Like those of Vulpina, the roots are slender, hard and resistant to phylloxera.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • We may often select the resistant form to great advantage (see Fig. 119).
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • Brook trout are, apparently, the least resistant to the salt.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) » by Various
  • Being heavy and resistant to weathering, they are also concentrated in placers.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • Resistant, she knew she was beaten, and from fear of darkness turned to fear of light.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • The idea of suicide, haunting him persistently, aroused a resistant spirit in him.
  • Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
  • He may be killed, but the resistant, integral soul in him is not destroyed.
  • Extract from : « Touch and Go » by D. H. Lawrence
  • Thus pillars may have a capital formed of a resistant stratum.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Geology » by William Harmon Norton
  • The trees are vigorous, healthy, hardy, and resistant to drouth.
  • Extract from : « The Peaches of New York » by U. P. Hedrick
  • It has also been grown more or less in California as a resistant stock.
  • Extract from : « The Grapes of New York » by U. P. Hedrick

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