Antonyms for resist


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-zist
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪst


Definition of resist

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re-) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist). Related: Resisted; resisting.
  • verb withstand, oppose
Example sentences :
  • She had not life enough left to resist the shock of her father-in-law's blows.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Why resist, and refuse the glory of belonging to the faculty?
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • "I'll do it," I cried, no longer able to resist, for the fever of it was in my blood.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • They are my strength; they give me the courage to resist you.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • She was so distressed to find that she no longer had strength to resist her pride.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Concerning Linda she could not resist a feeling of exultation.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • With the courage of her mother-love she could resist anything and everyone.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • But there are things which no strength of mind, no temerity can resist.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He could not resist the infringement of this rule, however, and continued his experiments.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • She knew too much of life, in some patient fashion, to resist it, in any of its phases.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for resist

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