Antonyms for resist
rɪˈzɪstre·sist

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1. resist

   To drive is to move an object with some force or violence before or away from oneself; it is the direct reverse of draw, lead, etc. A man leads a horse by the halter, drives him with whip and rein. One may be driven to a thing or from it; hence, drive is a synonym equally for compel or for repel or repulse. Repulse is stronger and more conclusive than repel; one may be repelled by the very aspect of the person whose favor he seeks, but is not repulsed except by the direct refusal or ignoring of his suit. A certain conventional modern usage, especially in England, requires us to say that we drive in a carriage, ride upon a horse; tho in Scripture we read of riding in a chariot (2 Kings ix, 16; Jer. xvii, 25, etc.); good examples of the same usage may be found abundantly in the older English. The propriety of a person's saying that he is going to drive when he is simply to be conveyed in a carriage, where some one else, as the coachman, does all the driving, is exceedingly questionable. Many good authorities prefer to use ride in the older and broader sense as signifying to be supported and borne along by any means of conveyance. Compare BANISH; COMPEL; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRAW.

   Synonyms:
   compel, drive, impel, propel, push, repel, repulse, ride, thrust, urge on

   Preposition:
   Drive to market; to despair; drive into exile; from one's presence; out of the city; drive by, with, or under the lash; drive by or past beautiful estates; along the beach; beside the river; through the park; across the field; around the square; to the door; into the barn; out of the sunshine.

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1. resist

   Antonyms:
   encourage, promote, aid, advance, help, succor, acquiesce, submit, suffer, allow, tolerate, permit

   Synonyms:
   withstand, oppose, hinder, check, thwart, rebuff, stem, combat

Matched Categories

1. • Elude
   • Oppose

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1. defy, resist, refuseverb

   elude, especially in a baffling way

   "This behavior defies explanation"

   Antonyms:
   surrender, give up

   Synonyms:
   pass up, baulk, reject, stand, deny, hold up, hold out, fend, hold, balk, dissent, decline, jib, turn away, stand firm, withstand, defy, refuse, protest, turn down, dare

2. resist, hold out, withstand, stand firmverb

   stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

   Antonyms:
   give up, surrender

   Synonyms:
   live, exsert, reject, hold firm, stand pat, stand, last, refuse, stretch forth, wear, hold up, hold out, fend, withstand, stand fast, hold, balk, live on, dissent, put out, stretch out, extend, jib, go, endure, stand firm, defy, baulk, survive, protest

3. protest, resist, dissentverb

   express opposition through action or words

   "dissent to the laws of the country"

   Antonyms:
   give up, surrender

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, stand, disagree, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, take issue, dissent, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, protest, differ

4. resist, stand, fendverb

   withstand the force of something

   "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

   Antonyms:
   surrender, give up

   Synonyms:
   jib, put up, baulk, reject, stand, stand firm, abide, support, hold out, fend, withstand, stomach, digest, suffer, balk, brook, dissent, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, place upright, endure, stand up, bear, defy, refuse, protest

5. resist, reject, refuseverb

   resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

   "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

   Antonyms:
   give up, surrender

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, rule out, deny, stand, stand firm, freeze off, eliminate, hold out, fend, withstand, winnow out, decline, spurn, dissent, turn away, pooh-pooh, jib, balk, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, refuse, protest, turn down

6. resist, balk, baulk, jibverb

   refuse to comply

   Antonyms:
   surrender, give up

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, change course, gybe, stand, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, dissent, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, protest, jibe

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1. resistverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, withstand, impugn, oppugn, defy, baffle, contravene, rebuff

How to use resist in a sentence?

1. Marco Rubio:

   When they caught this person, they asked him, 'Why did you do this?' This person did not resist -- this person said, 'I did it because I pledged allegiance to ISIS. I am inspired by ISIS,' to his credit, the police chief of Philadelphia said this person did it because of ISIS.

2. Jennifer Koss:

   Almost one and a half square miles of reef bleached last year and are now completely dead. we need to act locally and think globally to address these bleaching events. Locally produced threats to coral, such as pollution from the land and unsustainable fishing practices, stress the health of corals and decrease the likelihood that corals can either resist bleaching, or recover from it.

3. Lopez Obrador:

   It would be easy to open the pipes and say: 'The situation is normal again,' but we will not knowingly allow the theft to persist... We'll resist all pressures, whatever they are.

4. Mae West:

   I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

5. Hamdullah Danishi:

   Afghan security forces got control of Kunduz city from Taliban overnight after heavy fighting, after we got reinforcement and started a massive operation inside Kunduz city Taliban could not resist and escaped. ... We will give a full report soon.

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