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Synonyms for resistance
rɪˈzɪs tənsre·sis·tance
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 well as actual dangers. We speak of defense against an assault, protection from the cold. Vindication is a triumphant defense of character and conduct against charges of error or wrong. Compare APOLOGY.
Synonyms:
apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindicationAntonyms:
abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrenderPreposition:
Defense against assault or assailants; in law, defense to an action, from the testimony.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
resistance
Synonyms:
opposition, hindrance
Princeton's WordNet
resistance, oppositionnoun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Synonyms:
underground, foe, resistivity, opposite, confrontation, immunity, enemy, ohmic resistance, foeman, electrical resistance, opponent, impedance, electric resistance, opposition, resistor, oppositenessresistancenoun
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceelectric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistancenoun
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceresistancenoun
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
"the enemy offered little resistance"
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceimmunity, resistancenoun
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, exemption, resistor, unsusceptibility, granting immunity, opposition, electric resistanceresistancenoun
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
"these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceunderground, resistancenoun
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Synonyms:
resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, subway, impedance, resistor, electrical resistance, metro, opposition, subway system, electric resistance, tuberesistancenoun
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 resistanceresistancenoun
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceresistor, resistancenoun
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceresistancenoun
group action in opposition to those in power
Synonyms:
electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistance
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
resistancenoun
Synonyms:
opposition, hinderance, rebuff, check
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
resistancenoun
Synonyms:
opposition, renitence, recalcitration, oppugnation, antagonism, rebuff
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "resistance":
strength, resilience, resistor, résistance, resistant, resisting, resist, opposition, resiliency, reluctance, stress, hardiness, resister, resistencia, endurance, stamina, militant, steadfastness, resisted
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#914 | protection | |
#2141 | defense | |
#2814 | strength | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3541 | guard | |
#3656 | resistance | |
#3858 | metro | |
#4116 | tube | |
#4221 | underground | |
#4784 | enemy | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#5709 | resistant | |
#6486 | shield | |
#6682 | shelter | |
#8145 | exemption | |
#9071 | opponent | |
#9957 | resist | |
#10672 | justification | |
#11661 | subway | |
#12321 | immunity | |
#14627 | endurance | |
#14680 | fortress | |
#15421 | safeguard | |
#15841 | impedance | |
#17325 | apology | |
#18823 | confrontation | |
#19479 | resistor | |
#20046 | militant | |
#20381 | foe | |
#20802 | stamina | |
#24390 | resilience | |
#25834 | reluctance | |
#26539 | resisting | |
#26591 | resisted | |
#35966 | resistivity | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#50377 | resiliency | |
#50545 | hardiness | |
#54917 | rampart | |
#56537 | vindication | |
#77590 | bulwark | |
#114058 | steadfastness | |
#132664 | resistencia | |
#134585 | resister | |
#306793 | foeman |
How to use resistance in a sentence?
I wouldn't call it resistance, I would call it practical hurdles that need to be overcome, this is a complex road.
With your right hand, hold one end of a resistance band overhead. With your left hand, reach behind you to grab the opposite end of the band, bend right elbow and straighten arm to reach up to the ceiling. Start with three sets of 10 reps, then switch to the other arm.
Despite recent market firmness, large deals still face resistance given the risk-off environment and weak technicals: fund outflows, buyers on strike and the slowing CLO machine, we expect a muddle through economy rather than a recession this year.
When we encounter a bad bacteria, antibiotics are a crucial tool to help us treat infection, and antibiotic resistance happens when the bacteria are no longer responding to the antibiotics that we’ve developed to kill them. And that means that the germs aren’t killed and they continue to grow. And this can have a devastating impact, particularly on certain people in our society.
He is well and directing the southern and popular resistance in order to prevent the entrance of the militia forces into Aden.
Translations for resistance
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- مقاومةArabic
- resistènciaCatalan, Valencian
- odporCzech
- modstandDanish
- WiderstandGerman
- αντίστασηGreek
- rezistoEsperanto
- resistenciaSpanish
- مقاومتPersian
- resistanssi, vastarintaliike, vastus, vastarinta, vastustuskykyFinnish
- résistance, la résistanceFrench
- friotaíochtIrish
- resistenciaGalician
- प्रतिरोधHindi
- ellenállásHungarian
- viðnám, mótstaðaIcelandic
- resistenzaItalian
- הִתנַגְדוּתHebrew
- 反抗, 抵抗力, 抵抗Japanese
- ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧKannada
- 반항Korean
- resistentiamLatin
- WidderstandLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- rintangan, penentangan, hambatanMalay
- weerstand, verzetDutch
- resistans, motstand, motstandsbevegelse, motkraftNorwegian
- opór, ruch oporu, oporność, rezystancja, sprzeciwPolish
- resistênciaPortuguese
- opunere, rezistare, rezistențăRomanian
- сопротивлениеRussian
- motståndsrörelse, resistans, motståndSwedish
- எதிர்ப்புTamil
- dirençTurkish
- קעגנשטעלYiddish
- 反抗Chinese
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