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resistance
noun as in fighting, opposition
Strongest matches
battle, defiance, fight, intransigence, protection, refusal, struggle, support
Strong matches
blocking, check, combat, contention, counteraction, cover, detention, friction, hindrance, holding, impedance, impediment, obstruction, rebuff, retardation, safeguard, screen, shield, stand, watch
Weak matches
halting, impeding, parrying, protecting, striking back, warding off, withstanding
Example Sentences
The “government” in Gaza is a theocratic, Iranian-backed terror entity whose founding charter drips with unrepentant Jew-hatred and whose leaders routinely celebrate the wanton slaughter of innocent Israelis as triumphs of “resistance.”
It has introduced hundreds of new checkpoints across the territory, launched a large-scale Jewish settlement push, and carried out major military operations against Palestinian resistance groups.
While Bonta maintained these suits were based on the law, critics characterized the coordinated legal action as politically motivated resistance.
He reminds us that even as the Project 2025 movement takes hold, resistance through humor, critique and public pressure still carries force.
This reflects the new California model: principled resistance and pragmatic governance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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