Antonyms for resistant
rɪˈzɪs təntre·sis·tant

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1. immune, resistantadjective

   relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

   Antonyms:
   absorbent, intolerable, compliant, absorptive, unendurable, unbearable, susceptible, pervious

   Synonyms:
   immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive

2. tolerant, resistantadjective

   able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

   "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"

   Antonyms:
   pervious, susceptible, intolerable, compliant, absorbent, unendurable, absorptive, unbearable

   Synonyms:
   resistive, large-minded, immune, insubordinate, broad, kind, patient of, liberal, tolerant, repellent

3. resistantadjective

   impervious to being affected

   "resistant to the effects of heat"; "resistant to persuasion"

   Antonyms:
   intolerable, unendurable, absorptive, pervious, compliant, susceptible, unbearable, absorbent

   Synonyms:
   immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive

4. insubordinate, resistant, resistiveadjective

   disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

   Antonyms:
   absorbent, susceptible, intolerable, unendurable, compliant, pervious, unbearable, absorptive

   Synonyms:
   immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive

5. repellent, resistantadjective

   incapable of absorbing or mixing with

   "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"

   Antonyms:
   intolerable, pervious, absorptive, susceptible, unendurable, compliant, unbearable, absorbent

   Synonyms:
   wicked, loathly, rebarbative, repelling, disgusting, loathsome, repellent, immune, resistive, revolting, distasteful, disgustful, tolerant, foul, yucky, skanky, repellant, insubordinate

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1. resistantadjective

   Synonyms:
   resisting, opposing, renitent

How to use resistant in a sentence?

1. Rodrigo Catril:

   There is a lot we don’t know about Omicron, but markets have been forced to reassess the global growth outlook until we know more, pfizer expects to know within two weeks if Omicron is resistant to its current vaccine, others suggest it may take several weeks. Until then markets are likely to remain jittery.

2. Judith Kerr:

   I'm terribly resistant to that. It's not a thing you should do, i never think about telling small children what to think.

3. Hermine Mkrtchyan:

   General public areas, which are part of our everyday life, can be reservoirs for multidrug resistant bacteria.

4. Miguel Torres:

   You can continue to plant tomatoes, beans, etcetera, if temperatures rise, but not the grape varieties we have today, we must find other varieties that are more resistant to high temperatures and drought.

5. Sammy Suzuki:

   You can find tariff-resistant businesses that are in niches, but it takes work to find them.

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