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resist
Overview of verb resist
The verb resist has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (12) defy, resist, refuse -- (elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation")
2. (11) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm -- (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
3. (2) protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")
4. (1) resist, stand, fend -- (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")
5. resist, reject, refuse -- (resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor")
6. resist, balk, baulk, jib -- (refuse to comply)
Grep of noun resist
ni-resist
ni-resist iron
resistance
resistance pyrometer
resistance thermometer
resistance unit
resister
resisting arrest
resistivity
resistor
Antonyms of verb resist
1 of 6 senses of resist
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Antonym of surrender (Sense 1)
=>surrender, give up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb resist
6 senses of resist
Sense 1
defy, resist, refuse
=> elude, escape
=> perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> be
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
=> oppose, controvert, contradict
=> refute, rebut
=> renounce, repudiate
=> reject
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 4
resist, stand, fend
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 5
resist, reject, refuse
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 6
resist, balk, baulk, jib
=> disobey
=> refuse, decline
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb resist
3 of 6 senses of resist
Sense 1
defy, resist, refuse
=> beggar
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> stand out
=> stand up
=> outbrave
=> hold off
=> stand, remain firm
=> defy, withstand, hold, hold up
Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
=> strike, walk out
=> demonstrate, march
=> rebel, arise, rise, rise up
=> rebel, renegade
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb resist
6 senses of resist
Sense 1
defy, resist, refuse
=> elude, escape
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
=> oppose, controvert, contradict
Sense 4
resist, stand, fend
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
Sense 5
resist, reject, refuse
=> react, respond
Sense 6
resist, balk, baulk, jib
=> disobey
'Cause To' of verb resist
Derived Forms of verb resist
5 of 6 senses of resist
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
RELATED TO>(adj) resistive#2
=> insubordinate, resistant, resistive
RELATED TO>(adj) resistant#4
=> insubordinate, resistant, resistive
RELATED TO>(noun) resistance#4
=> resistance
Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
RELATED TO>(adj) resistive#2
=> insubordinate, resistant, resistive
RELATED TO>(adj) resistant#4
=> insubordinate, resistant, resistive
Sense 4
resist, stand, fend
RELATED TO>(adj) resistant#5
=> repellent, resistant
Sense 5
resist, reject, refuse
RELATED TO>(adj) resistant#1
=> immune, resistant
Sense 6
resist, balk, baulk, jib
RELATED TO>(adj) resistive#2
=> insubordinate, resistant, resistive
RELATED TO>(adj) resistant#4
=> insubordinate, resistant, resistive
RELATED TO>(noun) resister#2
=> adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
RELATED TO>(noun) resister#1
=> obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter
RELATED TO>(noun) resistance#10
=> resistance
Domain of verb resist
Domain Terms of verb resist
Familiarity of verb resist
resist used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb resist
6 senses of resist
Sense 1
defy, resist, refuse
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
resist, stand, fend
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
resist, reject, refuse
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
resist, balk, baulk, jib
EX: They resist moving
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb resist
6 senses of resist
Sense 1
defy, resist, refuse
> elude, escape
=> defy, resist, refuse
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> recalcitrate
=> resist, stand, fend
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
> oppose, controvert, contradict
=> veto, blackball, negative
=> protest, resist, dissent
Sense 4
resist, stand, fend
> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> recalcitrate
=> resist, stand, fend
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
Sense 5
resist, reject, refuse
> react, respond
=> treat
=> bristle
=> overreact
=> answer
=> accept
=> stool
=> respond
=> greet
=> explode
=> accept
=> answer
=> refuse, decline
=> accept, consent, go for
=> wonder, marvel
=> notice, acknowledge
=> resist, reject, refuse
Sense 6
resist, balk, baulk, jib
> disobey
=> sit in
=> sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
=> resist, balk, baulk, jib
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb resist
Sense 1
defy, resist, refuse
=> elude, escape
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Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
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Sense 3
protest, resist, dissent
=> oppose, controvert, contradict
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Sense 4
resist, stand, fend
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
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Sense 5
resist, reject, refuse
=> react, respond
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Sense 6
resist, balk, baulk, jib
=> disobey
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Grep of verb resist
resist
Grep of adj resist
resistant
resistible
resistive
resistless
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