1. (noun)resistance, opposition the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with Synonyms: underground, foe, resistivity, opposite, confrontation, immunity, enemy, ohmic resistance, resistance, foeman, electrical resistance, opponent, impedance, electric resistance, opposition, resistor, oppositeness
2. (noun)resistance any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
3. (noun)electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, resistance, opposition, electric resistance
4. (noun)resistance the military action of resisting the enemy's advance Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
5. (noun)immunity, resistance (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, exemption, resistance, resistor, unsusceptibility, granting immunity, opposition, electric resistance
6. (noun)resistance the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
7. (noun)underground, resistance a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force Synonyms: resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, subway, impedance, resistor, electrical resistance, metro, opposition, subway system, electric resistance, tube
8. (noun)resistance the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
9. (noun)resistance (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
10. (noun)resistor, resistance an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, resistance, opposition, electric resistance
11. (noun)resistance group action in opposition to those in power Synonyms: electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'resistance'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. resistance The weak may speak or act in defense of the strong; none but the powerful can assure others of protection. A defense is ordinarily against actual attack; protection is against possible as wel Synonyms: defense, apology, guard, rampart, shelter, bulwark, justification, resistance, shield, fortress, protection, safeguard, vindication Antonyms: abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender
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