resists

VERB

withstand, oppose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide combat confront continue curb defy endure forgo maintain prevent refuse repel thwart turn down

STRONG

antagonize assail assault battle bear brook buck check contend counteract countervail dispute duel forbear hinder hold persevere persist refrain remain stay stonewall suffer traverse weather

WEAK

abstain from die hard fight back hold off hold out against keep from leave alone put up a fight remain firm stand up to struggle against

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accept aid allow assist discontinue encourage help stop surrender

STRONG

abandon advance agree cease desert give in give up go indulge leave permit quit reject

WEAK

comply conform go along

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Phylicia Brown, executive director of Black Love Resists in the Rust, said the member-led, abolitionist organization has been collecting donations to provide a year of mental health service access to residents impacted by the shooting.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

Within very short order there was a community intake form that was put up by an organization called Black Love Resists in the Rust.

From Slate • May 19, 2022

There were about as many police officers and media operators as there were demonstrators at the “Rome Resists – Trump Protest” on Tuesday, but the protesters made themselves heard.

From New York Times • May 24, 2017

Resists suggestion.Composes one sentence containing three given words.Names sixty words in three minutes.Defines certain abstract words.Discovers the sense of a disarranged sentence.Age 15:

From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson

Like to a flood that seethes against its banks, And rages deep that its own child, the Earth, Resists it.—

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various