What are some opposite words for resistance?
Antonyms for resistance
rɪˈzɪs tənsre·sis·tance
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term resistance.
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.
Antonyms:
abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrenderSynonyms:
apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindicationPreposition:
Defense against assault or assailants; in law, defense to an action, from the testimony.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
resistance
Synonyms:
opposition, hindrance
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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
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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"
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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"
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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)
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electrical resistance, resistivity, immunity, ohmic resistance, underground, impedance, resistor, opposition, electric resistanceresistancenoun
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
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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
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
resistancenoun
Synonyms:
opposition, renitence, recalcitration, oppugnation, antagonism, rebuff
How to use resistance in a sentence?
Let your resistance, judgements, angers and fears inform you.
Throughout the history of the United States, war has been the primary impetus behind the growth and development of the central state. It has been the lever by which presidents and other national officials have bolstered the power of the state in the face of tenacious popular resistance.
I carry my resistance bands everywhere so I can do small installments of workouts in between takes.
To fly we have to have resistance.
Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield ca n’t back up when Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield have some little resistance right out of the gate, debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield have to do the hard work now of committing to what Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield said, to what Debra Robinson and Erica Whitfield all agreed to.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2061 | flight | |
#3656 | resistance | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#22574 | abandonment | |
#23708 | betrayal | |
#66580 | desertion | |
#80167 | capitulation |
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