Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "resist" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

obey submit surrender

Derived Terms

irresistible irresistibly nonresisting photoresist resist work resistance resistant resistantly resistful resistible resistibly resistin resisting arrest resistingly resistive resistively resistless resistlessly resistogram resistojet resistome resistometer resistor resistosome solder resist unresisted unresisting wax-resist

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contradict controvert defend disobey elude escape fight fight back fight down oppose react respond

Manner Of

disobey fight react

Related Terms

action attempt coating counter covering effect oppose protective withstand

Similar Terms

remain firm stand

Synonym Network

defy gainstay oppose protest withset

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.