resist

Plural: resists

Verb

Verb Forms: resisted, resisting, resists

• To strive against, oppose, or withstand.
• elude, especially in a baffling way
• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
• express opposition through action or words
• withstand the force of something
  • "The trees resisted her"
• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
• refuse to comply
• To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
• To withstand the actions of.
• To oppose; to refuse to accept.
• To be distasteful to.

Noun

• A protective coating or covering.

Examples

• He tried to resist the urge to pass his turn, but no valid word came to mind in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

balk, baulk, defy, dissent, fend, hold out, jib, protest, refuse, reject, stand, stand firm, withstand, gainstay, oppose, withset

Antonyms

lend oneself, surrender, obey, submit

Anagrams of resist