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| VERB | 1 | resist, defy, refuse | Elude, especially in a baffling way |
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| 2 | resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | |
| 3 | resist, protest, dissent | Express opposition through action or words | |
| 4 | resist, stand, fend | Withstand the force of something | |
| 5 | resist, reject, refuse | Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ | |
| 6 | resist, balk, baulk, jib | Refuse to comply |
| Sounds | rihzih'st; riyzih'st |
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| Rhymes | abortionist, absolutist, activist, and 232 more rhymes in ihst... |
| Meaning | Elude, especially in a baffling way. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | defy, refuse |
| Contrary | lend oneself, apply |
| Broader | elude, escape |
| Narrower | beggar |
| Meaning | Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | hold out, withstand, stand firm |
| Contrary | surrender, give up |
| Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend |
| Narrower | stand out; stand up; outbrave; hold off; stand, remain firm; defy, withstand, hold, hold up |
| Adjectives | resistant, resistive; resistant, resistive |
| Nouns | resistance |
| Meaning | Express opposition through action or words. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | protest, dissent |
| Broader | oppose, controvert, contradict |
| Narrower | strike, walk out; demonstrate, march; rebel, arise, rise, rise up; rebel, renegade |
| Entailed by | defect, desert |
| Adjectives | resistant, resistive; resistant, resistive |
| Meaning | Withstand the force of something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The trees resisted her" |
| Synonyms | stand, fend |
| Similar to | stand, remain firm |
| Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend |
| Adjectives | resistant; resistant |
| Meaning | Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | reject, refuse |
| Broader | react, respond |
| Adjectives | resistant; resistant |
| Meaning | Refuse to comply. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | They resist moving |
| Synonyms | balk, baulk, jib |
| Broader | disobey |
| Adjectives | resistant, resistive; resistant, resistive |
| Nouns | resistance; resister; resister |
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