Thesaurus / resist
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Your sacrifice shall be the agony of agonies, the death of deaths, and yet you'll find yourself unable to resist.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANUBut this paper was a very tough, fibrous substance, and would resist quite a heavy blow as well as keep out the cold.
OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKEAnd after that Grandfather Mole couldn't resist burrowing in the loose earth now and then.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYThy nakedness shall be discovered, and thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and no man shall resist me.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSEloquent in speech, warm-hearted and impulsive, he found it difficult to resist a joke, even at the expense of his friend.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOWHer men can lie in Grenoble gaol to be dealt with by yourself for supporting her in an attempt to resist the Queen's authority.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIYou will not see, madame that our position is far from desperate; that, after all, there may be no need to resist the King.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIHe has a will to resist temptation, but though he may clear a small temptation, he may fall at a large one.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDThe Lanercost chronicler admits that the Galwegians purchased peace, being unable to resist the forces of Bruce.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONWhen one enemy of his kingdom appears, vows should be made to resist and overthrow his influence.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMWORDS RELATED TO RESIST
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- bottleneck
- box in
- burden
- check
- choke
- clog
- contravene
- counteract
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- cripple
- curb
- debar
- delay
- deter
- encumber
- fetter
- frustrate
- get in the way
- hamper
- hamstring
- handicap
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- interrupt
- louse up
- muzzle
- neutralize
- obstruct
- offset
- oppose
- preclude
- prohibit
- resist
- retard
- shut out
- snafu
- stay
- stop
- stymie
- terminate
- thwart
- trammel
- arrests
- balks
- bars
- blocks
- bottlenecks
- box in
- burdens
- checks
- chokes
- clogs
- contravenes
- counteracts
- crabs
- cramps
- crimps
- cripples
- curbs
- debars
- delays
- deters
- encumbers
- fetters
- frustrates
- gets in the way
- hampers
- hamstrings
- handicaps
- hog-ties
- holds back
- holds up
- impedes
- inhibits
- interferes
- interrupts
- louses up
- muzzles
- neutralizes
- obstructs
- offsets
- opposes
- precludes
- prohibits
- resists
- retards
- shuts out
- snafus
- stays
- stops
- stymies
- terminates
- thwarts
- trammels
- assail
- attack
- blast
- break
- call into question
- cast doubt upon
- come down on
- contradict
- contravene
- cross
- cut to shreds
- deny
- disaffirm
- dispute
- gainsay
- knock
- negate
- negative
- oppose
- pin something on
- put down
- question
- resist
- run down
- skin alive
- slam
- smear
- stick it to
- swipe at
- tar
- throw doubt on
- throw the book at
- thumb nose at
- traduce
- trash
- traverse
- zap
- zing
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