VERB | stative | resist, defy, refuse | elude, especially in a baffling way |
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competition | resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something | |
social | resist, protest, dissent | express opposition through action or words / words | |
competition | resist, stand, fend | withstand the force of something | |
stative | resist, reject, refuse | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign / foreign tissue or organ | |
social | resist, balk, baulk, jib | refuse to comply |
Sounds | rihzih'st; riyzih'st | |
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Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... |
Meaning | elude, especially in a baffling way. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | defy, refuse | |
Narrower | beggar | Be beyond the resources of |
Broader | elude, escape | Be incomprehensible to |
Opposite | lend oneself, apply | Be applicable to |
Spanish | desafiar, oponerse, rechazar, resistir | |
Catalan | oposar-se |
Meaning | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | hold out, withstand, stand firm | |
Narrower | defy, withstand, hold, hold up | resist or confront with resistance / resistance |
hold off | Resist and fight to a standoff | |
outbrave | resist bravely | |
stand, remain firm | hold one's ground | |
stand out | Be stubborn in resolution or resistance | |
stand up | refuse to back down | |
Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
Opposite | surrender, give up | Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
Spanish | aguantar firme, aguantar, resistir, soportar | |
Catalan | resistir | |
Adjectives | resistant, resistive | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
Nouns | resistance | the military action of resisting the enemy's / enemy's advance |
Meaning | Express opposition through action or words / words. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | protest, dissent | |
Entailed by | defect, desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army) , often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
Narrower | demonstrate, march | march in protest |
rebel, arise, rise, rise up | take part in a rebellion | |
rebel, renegade | break with established customs / customs | |
strike, walk out | stop work in order to press demands | |
Broader | oppose, controvert, contradict | Be resistant to |
Spanish | discrepar, disentir, oponerse, protestar, resistirse | |
Catalan | discrepar, oposar-se, protestar, resistir-se | |
Adjectives | resistant, resistive | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
Meaning | withstand the force of something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The trees resisted her" | |
Synonyms | stand, fend | |
Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
Similar to | stand, remain firm | hold one's ground |
Adjectives | resistant | incapable of absorbing or mixing with |
Meaning | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign / foreign tissue or organ. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | reject, refuse | |
Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
Adjectives | resistant | relating to or conferring immunity / immunity (to disease or infection) |
Meaning | refuse to comply. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They resist moving | |
Synonyms | balk, baulk, jib | |
Broader | disobey | refuse to go along with |
Spanish | frustrar, negarse, plantarse, rehusar, resistirse | |
Catalan | abandonar, frustrar, refusar, resistir-se | |
Adjectives | resistant, resistive | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
Nouns | resistance | group action in opposition to those in power |
resister | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take | |
resister | someone who offers opposition |
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