These plants are resistant to weed killers.
Source: tatoeba (55164)
Resistant
//ɹəˈzɪstənt//
Synonyms for "resistant" (196 found)
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defiantdensediamondlikedifferingdisagreeingdisinclineddisobedientdisputatiousdisputingdissentientdissentingdissidentdurabledurefibrousfire-resistingfireproofflameproofflintlikeflinty
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foolproofforcedfractiousgranitelikegraniticgristlyhardhard as nailshardheartedhardyhermeticholeproofhornyhostileimmovableimmuneimpervious toincorrigibleindisposedindocileindomitableinimicalinsubordinateinsuppressibleintractableintransigentinvoluntaryiron-hardironlikeirrepressiblelapideouslastingleakproofleatherlikeleathery
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oppugnantosseousout of handperfunctoryperverseproofproof againstprotestingpunctureproofreactionaryrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryreluctantrenitentrepellentrepugnantresistingresistiverestiveretardantretardativerevolutionaryrocklikerockyropyrustproofshatterproofsheddingshellproofshrewishsinewysolidsoundproofsteellikesteelystiffstonelikestonystringystrongstubbornsulkysullentenacioustighttolerabletoughtough as leatherunaffectedunbiddableuncompliantunconquerableunconsentinguncontrollableuncooperativeungovernableunmalleableunmanageableunmoldableunrulyunsubmissiveunsusceptibleuntamableuntiringunwillingunyieldingup in armsvigorousviscidwatertightweatherproofwildwirywithstanding
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
13 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- резистентен adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- съпротивляващ се adj (that which makes resistance)
- устойчив adj (statistics)
Catalan
3 entries- resistent adj (that which makes resistance)
- resistent adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- resistent noun (a person who resists)
Czech
1 entries- odolný adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
Danish
1 entries- modstandsdygtig adj (that which makes resistance)
Dutch
1 entries- verzetsstrijder noun (a person who resists)
Faroese
1 entries- mótstøðumaður noun (a person who resists)
Finnish
3 entries- vastustuskykyinen adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- vastarintaa tekevä noun (a person who resists)
- vastarintaliikkeen jäsen noun (a person who resists)
French
3 entries- résistant adj (that which makes resistance)
- résistant adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- résistant noun (a person who resists)
German
3 entries- resistent adj (that which makes resistance)
- resistent adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- Widerstandskämpfer noun (a person who resists)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃 adj (that which makes resistance)
Polish
4 entries- odporny adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- oporny adj (that which makes resistance)
- oporny adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- przeciwniczka noun (a person who resists)
Portuguese
3 entries- resistente adj (that which makes resistance)
- resistente adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- resistente noun (a person who resists)
Romanian
2 entries- rezistent adj (that which makes resistance)
- rezistent adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
Spanish
3 entries- resistente adj (that which makes resistance)
- resistente adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- resistente noun (a person who resists)
Swedish
3 entries- motståndskraftig adj (that which makes resistance)
- motståndskraftig adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- resistent adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
Turkish
3 entries- dayanıklı adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- dirençli adj (that which makes resistance)
- dirençli adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
Ukrainian
2 entries- резисте́нтний adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
- стійки́й adj (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
This car is resistant to rust.
Source: tatoeba (58720)
Many are convinced that he is resistant to advice.
Source: tatoeba (1302740)
This bacterium is resistant to penicillin.
Source: tatoeba (3222812)
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