resist
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
Other meanings
To withstand the actions of.
To oppose; to refuse to accept.
Synonyms
- oppose
Antonyms
- obey
- submit
Related words
- nonresisting
- resistingly
- unresisting
- resistful
- resistin
- resistogram
- resistojet
- resistome
- resistometer
- resistosome
- unresisted
- resisting arrest
Word history
From Latin "resisto".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “resist” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.