Increase resistance

Synonyms for "increase resistance" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
adaptgreater resistance

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
hardenhigher resistance
Adjective(1 words)
increased friction

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
increased resistanceincreasing resistance trendrising resistance trendtoughen

Related word relations

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More general

5 entries
adaptationchange in propertypatternstate changetrend

More specific

8 entries
antibiotic resistance increasedrought toleranceelectrical resistance increaseexponential increase in resistanceheat tolerancelinear increase in resistancepest resistancethermal resistance increase

Collocations

11 entries
antibiotic resistance increaseelectrical resistance increasegradual increase in resistanceincrease resistance toincrease resistance to antibioticsincrease resistance to droughtincrease resistance to heatincrease resistance to pestsincreased resistanceincreasing resistancerise in resistance

Inflections

4 entries
increased resistanceincreases in resistanceincreases resistanceincreasing resistance

Derivations

2 entries
increased resistanceincreasing resistance