These plants are resistant to weed killers.
Source: tatoeba (55164)
Resistant
/ɹəˈzɪstənt/
Synonyms for "resistant" (220 found)
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Strong matches (66)
diamondlikedifferingdisagreeingdisinclineddisobedientdisputatiousdisputingdissentientdissentingdissidentdurabledurefibrousfire-resistingfireproofflameproofflintlikeflintyfoolproofforced
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fractiousgranitelikegraniticgristlyhardhard as nailshardheartedhardyhermeticholeproofhornyhostileimmovableimmuneimperviousimpervious toincorrigibleindisposedindocileindomitableinimicalinsuppressibleintractableintransigentinvoluntaryiron-hardironlikeirrepressiblelapideouslastingleakproofleatherlikeleatherylithoid
Adjective(8 words)
hardyhostile climateimmune defenseimpermeableimperviousincorruptibleinsubordinateitalian opposizione
Noun(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
least cooperative descriptor
Related words (110)
lithoidalmarblemarblelikemutinousnoiseproofnonconformistnoncooperativenonsusceptible to diseasenot in the moodobdurateobjectingobstinateobstreperousobstructiveon the barricadesopposedopposingoppositionaloppugnantosseous
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out of handperfunctoryperverseproofproof againstprotestingpunctureproofreactionaryrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryreluctantrenitentrepellentrepugnantresistingresistiverestiveretardantretardativerevolutionaryrocklikerockyropyrustproofshatterproofsheddingshellproofshrewishsinewysolidsoundproofsteellikesteelystiffstonelikestonystringystrongstubbornsulkysullentenacioustighttoughtough as leatherunaffectedunbiddableuncompliantunconquerableunconsentinguncontrollableuncooperativeungovernableunmalleableunmanageableunmoldableunrulyunsubmissiveuntamableuntiringunwillingunyieldingup in armsvigorousviscidwatertightweatherproofwildwirywithstanding
Adjective(15 words)
low fragilityparental noncompliancereluctantrepellentresistivestrong healthstrong oppositionstubborntoleranttoughuncooperative groupuneagerunmanipulativeunwillingunyielding
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5 entrieschemical resistantheat resistantrust resistantwater resistantwind resistant
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2 entriesmore resistantmost resistant
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9 entriesSample 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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