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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, 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, resistance, 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, resistance, 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:
resistance, 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, resistance, 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?
This rich history of self-achievement, of accomplishment, of resistance to slavery through acts of self-determination, that’s American history.
We are in Brasilia to show that our resistance is strong and that our compromise with our peoples is bigger than any imposition. We are not going to accept these attacks with our arms crossed.
The American administration, with all available and possible means, will not be able to damage the strength of the resistance.
Solving antibiotic resistance will require ending the rampant overuse of these drugs in livestock. Until then, these lifesaving drugs will increasingly fail when sick people need them—and, as CDC recognized, 'everyone is at risk,'.
The fact of the matter is that, in waging a scorched earth, no-holds-barred war of ‘Resistance’ against this Administration, it is the Left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law. This highlights a basic disadvantage that conservatives have always had in contesting the political issues of the day. It was adverted to by the old, curmudgeonly Federalist, Fisher Ames, in an essay during the early years of the Republic.
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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