| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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