Antonyms for resist
rɪˈzɪstre·sist

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1. resist

   To drive is to move an object with some force or violence before or away from oneself; it is the direct reverse of draw, lead, etc. A man leads a horse by the halter, drives him with whip and rein. One may be driven to a thing or from it; hence, drive is a synonym equally for compel or for repel or repulse. Repulse is stronger and more conclusive than repel; one may be repelled by the very aspect of the person whose favor he seeks, but is not repulsed except by the direct refusal or ignoring of his suit. A certain conventional modern usage, especially in England, requires us to say that we drive in a carriage, ride upon a horse; tho in Scripture we read of riding in a chariot (2 Kings ix, 16; Jer. xvii, 25, etc.); good examples of the same usage may be found abundantly in the older English. The propriety of a person's saying that he is going to drive when he is simply to be conveyed in a carriage, where some one else, as the coachman, does all the driving, is exceedingly questionable. Many good authorities prefer to use ride in the older and broader sense as signifying to be supported and borne along by any means of conveyance. Compare BANISH; COMPEL; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRAW.

   Synonyms:
   compel, drive, impel, propel, push, repel, repulse, ride, thrust, urge on

   Preposition:
   Drive to market; to despair; drive into exile; from one's presence; out of the city; drive by, with, or under the lash; drive by or past beautiful estates; along the beach; beside the river; through the park; across the field; around the square; to the door; into the barn; out of the sunshine.

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1. resist

   Antonyms:
   encourage, promote, aid, advance, help, succor, acquiesce, submit, suffer, allow, tolerate, permit

   Synonyms:
   withstand, oppose, hinder, check, thwart, rebuff, stem, combat

Matched Categories

1. • Elude
   • Oppose

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1. defy, resist, refuseverb

   elude, especially in a baffling way

   "This behavior defies explanation"

   Antonyms:
   surrender, give up

   Synonyms:
   pass up, baulk, reject, stand, deny, hold up, hold out, fend, hold, balk, dissent, decline, jib, turn away, stand firm, withstand, defy, refuse, protest, turn down, dare

2. resist, hold out, withstand, stand firmverb

   stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

   Antonyms:
   give up, surrender

   Synonyms:
   live, exsert, reject, hold firm, stand pat, stand, last, refuse, stretch forth, wear, hold up, hold out, fend, withstand, stand fast, hold, balk, live on, dissent, put out, stretch out, extend, jib, go, endure, stand firm, defy, baulk, survive, protest

3. protest, resist, dissentverb

   express opposition through action or words

   "dissent to the laws of the country"

   Antonyms:
   give up, surrender

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, stand, disagree, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, take issue, dissent, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, protest, differ

4. resist, stand, fendverb

   withstand the force of something

   "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

   Antonyms:
   surrender, give up

   Synonyms:
   jib, put up, baulk, reject, stand, stand firm, abide, support, hold out, fend, withstand, stomach, digest, suffer, balk, brook, dissent, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, place upright, endure, stand up, bear, defy, refuse, protest

5. resist, reject, refuseverb

   resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

   "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

   Antonyms:
   give up, surrender

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, rule out, deny, stand, stand firm, freeze off, eliminate, hold out, fend, withstand, winnow out, decline, spurn, dissent, turn away, pooh-pooh, jib, balk, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, refuse, protest, turn down

6. resist, balk, baulk, jibverb

   refuse to comply

   Antonyms:
   surrender, give up

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, change course, gybe, stand, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, dissent, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, protest, jibe

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1. resistverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, withstand, impugn, oppugn, defy, baffle, contravene, rebuff

How to use resist in a sentence?

1. Dr. Arthur Kellerman:

   If you've got to resist, you're chances of being hurt are less the more lethal your weapon. If that were my wife, would I want her to have a .38 Special in her hand Yeah.

2. Charles Nditije:

   We ask the Burundian people to resist, to say no to these illegal and anti-constitutional institutions.

3. Emmanuel Macrons:

   Whatever you do, I will marry you, love took everything in its path and led me to divorce. It was impossible to resist him.

4. Epictetus:

   It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

5. John Fleming:

   Although companies could automate all customer communication with a system like Freshdesk, they should resist the urge, because people tend to prefer human touchpoints.

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