Antonyms for resistant
rɪˈzɪs təntre·sis·tant

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1. immune, resistantadjective

   relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

   Antonyms:
   absorbent, intolerable, compliant, absorptive, unendurable, unbearable, susceptible, pervious

   Synonyms:
   immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive

2. tolerant, resistantadjective

   able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

   "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"

   Antonyms:
   pervious, susceptible, intolerable, compliant, absorbent, unendurable, absorptive, unbearable

   Synonyms:
   resistive, large-minded, immune, insubordinate, broad, kind, patient of, liberal, tolerant, repellent

3. resistantadjective

   impervious to being affected

   "resistant to the effects of heat"; "resistant to persuasion"

   Antonyms:
   intolerable, unendurable, absorptive, pervious, compliant, susceptible, unbearable, absorbent

   Synonyms:
   immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive

4. insubordinate, resistant, resistiveadjective

   disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

   Antonyms:
   absorbent, susceptible, intolerable, unendurable, compliant, pervious, unbearable, absorptive

   Synonyms:
   immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive

5. repellent, resistantadjective

   incapable of absorbing or mixing with

   "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"

   Antonyms:
   intolerable, pervious, absorptive, susceptible, unendurable, compliant, unbearable, absorbent

   Synonyms:
   wicked, loathly, rebarbative, repelling, disgusting, loathsome, repellent, immune, resistive, revolting, distasteful, disgustful, tolerant, foul, yucky, skanky, repellant, insubordinate

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1. resistantadjective

   Synonyms:
   resisting, opposing, renitent

How to use resistant in a sentence?

1. Tim Jinks:

   We do not know what the burden of super-gonorrhoea is in low and middle-income countries, but with a broader rise in gonorrhoea cases, we can expect to see drug-resistant forms of the disease become more common all over the world.

2. Scott Roberts:

   When somebody does present with a drug-resistant bacteria or fungus and we really need to rely on one of these last-line antibiotics, it’s usually a challenge to treat from the outset. And so the patients really don’t do as well as a result, in rare circumstances, we run out of options entirely, and in that case, there’s really nothing we can do. Fortunately, those cases remain quite rare, but I am certain that with this growing antibiotic resistance problem, we’ll see these increasing frequency over time.

3. Jacky Rosen:

   The Russian President is still resistant, i think they are continuing to work with our NATO allies trying to find a back channel without provoking World War III.

4. Fyodor Kondrashov:

   Generally, the more people are infected, the more the chances for vaccine resistance to emerge. So the more Delta is infectious, the more reason for concern, by having a situation where you vaccinate everybody, a vaccine-resistant mutant actually gains a selective advantage.

5. Ahmed Korayem:

   The more resistant we are to the oncoming chaos, the more we will be stuck in a constant struggle and are unable to move forward. One must embrace the chaos in open arms and once the self-destruction ensues, then self-development can follow. One can't get upset at the dying fields when he is constantly warring with the rain clouds

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