Synonyms for resist
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-zist |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪst |
Top 10 synonyms for resist Other synonyms for the word resist
- abstain from
- antagonize
- assail
- assault
- battle
- bear
- brook
- buck
- check
- contend
- counteract
- countervail
- die hard
- dispute
- duel
- fight back
- forbear
- hinder
- hold
- hold off
- hold out against
- keep from
- leave alone
- persevere
- persist
- put up a fight
- refrain
- refuse
- remain
- remain firm
- repel
- stand up to
- stay
- stonewall
- struggle against
- suffer
- thwart
- traverse
- turn down
- weather
Définition of resist
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re-) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist). Related: Resisted; resisting.
- verb withstand, oppose
- She had not life enough left to resist the shock of her father-in-law's blows.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Why resist, and refuse the glory of belonging to the faculty?
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- "I'll do it," I cried, no longer able to resist, for the fever of it was in my blood.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- They are my strength; they give me the courage to resist you.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- She was so distressed to find that she no longer had strength to resist her pride.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Concerning Linda she could not resist a feeling of exultation.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- With the courage of her mother-love she could resist anything and everyone.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- But there are things which no strength of mind, no temerity can resist.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He could not resist the infringement of this rule, however, and continued his experiments.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- She knew too much of life, in some patient fashion, to resist it, in any of its phases.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
Antonyms for resist
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