Synonyms for resistant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-zis-tuh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪs tənt |
Top 10 synonyms for resistant
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for resistant
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