resisted

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

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Resisted admirably with the bat, making himself harder to leave out.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

My younger kid, Dan, was a bit of a hellion, who, classically, Resisted Authority.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021

Temptation Resisted There has been a great deal of talk about creative federalism, but there has also been a surprising amount of action.

From Time Magazine Archive

Resisted in the West, the succeeding Czar Alexander II looked east.

From Time Magazine Archive

Resisted at home, and threatened from abroad, John now made an abject submission, laying his crown at the feet of Pandulph, the Pope's legate.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park