Resist

//ɹɪˈzɪst//

Synonyms for "resist" (161 found)

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Verb(4 words)
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Related words (80)

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12 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

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derived

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related to

9 entries

similar

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Translations

128 translations across 43 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • Qëndrro verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • ἀνθίστημι verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • ἀνθίστημι verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • ἀνθίστημι verb (to oppose)

Arabic

1 entries
  • قَاوَمَ verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Armenian

2 entries
  • դիմադրել verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • դիմակայել verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • davam gətirmək verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • müqavimət göstərmək verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • qarşı durmaq verb (to oppose)
  • qarşı olmaq verb (to oppose)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • праці́віцца verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • процістая́ць verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • супраціўля́цца verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • предпазен пласт noun (protective coating or covering)
  • противопоставям се verb (to oppose)
  • съпротивлявам се verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • устоявам verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Catalan

3 entries
  • abstenir verb (to oppose)
  • resistir verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • resistir verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 抗蝕劑 /抗蚀剂 noun (protective coating or covering)
  • 防染劑 /防染剂 noun (protective coating or covering)
  • 令人厭惡 /令人厌恶 verb (to be distasteful to)
  • 反對 /反对 verb (to oppose)

Czech

1 entries
  • odolat verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Danish

1 entries
  • modstå verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Dutch

2 entries
  • weerstaan verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • zich verzetten verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • rezisti verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • rezisti verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Finnish

4 entries
  • suojapinnoite noun (protective coating or covering)
  • etoa verb (to be distasteful to)
  • kestää verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • vastustaa verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)

French

4 entries
  • vernis noun (protective coating or covering)
  • dégoûter verb (to be distasteful to)
  • empêcher verb (to oppose)
  • rejeter verb (to oppose)

German

4 entries
  • Deckmittel noun (protective coating or covering)
  • widerstehen verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • widerstreben verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • widerstreiten verb (to oppose)

Greek

4 entries
  • ανθίσταμαι verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • ανθίσταμαι verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • αντιστέκομαι verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • αντιστέκομαι verb (to oppose)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • התנגד verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • עמד ב־ verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • ellenkezik verb (to oppose)
  • ellenáll verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • ellenáll verb (to oppose)
  • szembeszegül verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)

Irish

2 entries
  • friotán noun (protective coating or covering)
  • seas verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Italian

3 entries
  • astenere verb (to oppose)
  • resistere verb (to oppose)
  • trattenere verb (to oppose)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 反抗する verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • 抗う verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • 抵抗する verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • 耐える verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Latin

4 entries
  • abstineō verb (to oppose)
  • adversor verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • obnitor verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • refrāgor verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • издржи verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Māori

3 entries
  • whakawhena verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • ātete verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • ātete verb (to oppose)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • motstå verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Occitan

1 entries
  • resistir verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Old Saxon

1 entries
  • witharstandan verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Persian

1 entries
  • تاوستن verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)

Polish

1 entries
  • opierać się verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • abster verb (to oppose)
  • aguentar verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • resistir verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • resistir verb (to oppose)

Romanian

1 entries
  • rezista verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Russian

4 entries
  • ока́зывать сопротивле́ние verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • оказа́ть сопротивле́ние verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • при́торный verb (to be distasteful to)
  • проти́виться verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cum ri verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Slovak

2 entries
  • odolať verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • odolávať verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Slovene

3 entries
  • upirati se verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • upirati se verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • zoperstavljati se verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Spanish

4 entries
  • abstener verb (to oppose)
  • resistir verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • resistir verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • resistir verb (to oppose)

Swedish

3 entries
  • göra motstånd verb (to attempt to counter actions or effects of)
  • motstå verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • stå emot verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Thai

4 entries
  • คัดค้าน verb (to oppose)
  • ค้าน verb (to oppose)
  • ต่อต้าน verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • ต่อต้าน verb (to oppose)

Turkish

1 entries
  • direnmek verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • опира́тися verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • проти́витися verb (to withstand actions or effects of)
  • протистоя́ти verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chống cự verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gwrthsefyll verb (to withstand actions or effects of)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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I can't resist sweet things.

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The guy was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.

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The building is to be fifteen stories high, and built to resist earthquakes.

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Why on earth did you resist taking medicine?

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