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resist

Synonyms

Verb

1. defy

2. refuse, elude, escape, hold out

3. withstand, stand firm, fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend, protest

4. dissent, oppose, controvert, contradict, stand

5. fend, fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend, reject

6. refuse, react, respond, balk

7. baulk, jib, disobey

Usage
Hungary’s Orbán-appointed president vows to resist Magyar’s attempt to remove him - politico.eu
Syria's cold war begins as Druze, Kurds, and Alawites resist - The Jerusalem Post
Voices: This Juneteenth, let’s resist the impulse to explain racism away - The Salt Lake Tribune
How to Resist Trump’s Weaponized DOJ - by Kim Wehle - The Bulwark
U.S. Policy to Israel: Affirm Security, Resist Outright Victory - RealClearWorld
Cognizant Technology Solutions: Shares Are Difficult To Resist Here (NASDAQ:CTSH) - Seeking Alpha
People who resist Trumpism every day - National Catholic Reporter
Six countries resist EU plan to reduce free carbon permits - Reuters
Anthropic chief tells G7 leaders to ‘resist the temptation to splinter’ over AI - Financial Times
Bruce Springsteen is a model for how celebrities should resist Trump | Steven Greenhouse - The Guardian
Africa Resist Solvent Carriers - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights - IndexBox
Bolivia begins clearing protests as Morales allies vow to resist - The Spokesman-Review
PhD candidate discovers a hidden way that a fungal pathogen may resist treatment - Duke School of Medicine
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urges G7 to ‘resist temptation to splinter’ on AI — as workers gripe Trump ‘bullied’ firm - New York Post
Opinion | What makes junk food so hard to resist? Answering your questions. - The Washington Post
The Human Behind the Machine: Why Healthcare Must Resist the Rush To Automate - MedCity News
The Vikings Must Resist the Brendan Sorsby Temptation - Zone Coverage
Scientists Are Using Nanomaterials to Heal Stubborn Wounds That Resist Antibiotic Treatment - Smithsonian Magazine
Crystal Lopez – Resist Public Officer - WCCB Charlotte
Cowboys' Denzel Mims signing combines two things Jerry Jones can't resist - The Landry Hat
Workers Resist: A Call to Action in Defense of the 15 Minnesotans Indicted Due to Their Pro Immigrant Activism - Left Voice
Phoenix Mercury shouldn't resist tempting JJ Quinerly possibility - High Post Hoops
Lebanese Sunni Cleric: School of Karbala Teaches Ummah to Resist Oppression - ABNA English
In Defense of Our Country: On the Need to Resist AI and AI Data Centers - Front Porch Republic
Energy Stocks Fall With Oil on Iran Agreement. Which Ones Can Resist the Slide. - Barron's
Juicy $120 discount makes the iPad Pro M5 harder to resist - PhoneArena
Butterflies that live for a year appear to resist aging - Earth.com
Global map reveals one-third of coral reefs may resist climate shocks - Phys.org
Jacksonville woman faces prison time for resisting immigration agents - JaxToday
Resisting a Weaponized DOJ, Rebuilding a Post-Authoritarian America - The Bulwark
Resist and Unsubscribe. Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was… | by Scott Galloway - Medium
How enslaved African Muslims resisted bondage through their faith and writing - The Conversation
In Britain, resisting a genocide is now treated as terrorism - Al Jazeera
Hungary’s president Sulyok vows to resist PM Magyar’s removal efforts - Crypto Briefing
Cincinnati police stop data deserves more than politics | Opinion - Cincinnati Enquirer
Bears keep being urged to add 5-time Pro Bowler (but Ryan Poles will resist) - Bear Goggles On
Aldi’s newest promotion combines free groceries with a trend millions can’t resist - Fast Company
Steve Sarkisian couldn't resist making Patrick Mahomes joke about Brendan Sorsby saga - Hook'em Headlines
5 ways to resist the urge to keep looking at your phone - NPR
Opinion | How to Resist a Government You Oppose - The New York Times
'RESIST' signs line streets in deep blue Santa Fe neighborhood - Santa Fe New Mexican
Lucrative underground economy: Nairobi’s waste management overhaul faces test as cartels resist reforms - Daily Nation
Minnesota can resist healthcare monopolization and the higher prices that come with it - Minnesota Reformer
Education Minister urges Bartica students to resist peer pressure - Guyana Chronicle
‘It’s not going to be safe’: Neighbors resist new BottleDrop in Portland - KOIN.com
Jews Must Resist Becoming a People of the Screen - Tikvah Ideas
Whitehouse urges judicial body to resist fossil fuel pressure - E&E News by POLITICO
How Do Cancer Cells ‘Learn’ to Resist Treatment? - NYU Langone Health
Create to Resist! Save Victoria Park Barrambin from Olympic Stadiums – Banners n Birds creative workshop - Green Left
Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their States’ Rural Health Fund Plans - KFF Health News
Monte-Carlo TV Festival panel warns broadcasters must resist political pressure and rebuild public trust - Cineuropa
How to Resist Like Minneapolis - Mother Jones
Anglican Communion calls for resistance to divisive narratives about refugees - Anglican Communion News Service
‘Saints and Warriors’ explores how basketball helped Canada’s Haida people resist colonial oppression - mauinews.com
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: How to resist end times fascism - The Guardian
How can we better prepare health systems to resist corruption? - European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
AI can ‘same-ify’ human expression — can some brains resist its pull? - Nature
Resist demonising of refugees, say Anglicans - The Church Times
Most Dutch municipalities back asylum distribution law but resist implementation - NL Times
The Future Belongs to Those Who Resist It - The New Atlantis
Why Dua Lipa Couldn’t Resist This Honeymoon Destination — Source - Yahoo
Young Chinese facing ‘life pressure’ resist government push to boost marriage rate - NBC News
‘They can’t resist them’: teacher reveals extent of digital device distraction - EducationHQ
Resist and Unsubscribe - No Mercy / No Malice
When Rights Are Quietly Disappeared: Resisting Authoritarian Practices Through Human Rights Education - Amnesty International
How State and Local Governments Can Resist Federal Overreach - The National Immigration Law Center
Diploid hepatocytes resist acetaminophen-induced liver injury through suppressed JNK signaling - Nature
Hymns that resist Christian nationalism - Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
SCHWARZ | How to Resist When Universities Are Under Siege - The Cornell Daily Sun
Tech journalist Kara Swisher on the 'Resist & Unsubscribe' movement - MPR News
Scientists uncover why some brain cells resist Alzheimer's disease - UCLA Health
Europe is helping Ukraine resist a US push for peace at any price - Chatham House
Analysis: 73-year-old Xi Jinping resists generational shift - Nikkei Asia
Gordon Parks and the Imperative to Resist - Equal Justice Initiative
Trump arrives at the G7 in buoyant mood. Can Macron resist spoiling it? - Washington Examiner
He continues to resist despite his frail health: wife of jailed Ugandan politician Kizza Besigye - Amnesty International
Cost-conscious utilities resist Trump’s push for nuclear revival - E&E News by POLITICO
Can We Design Buildings to Resist Tornadoes? - National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)
Understanding the Will to Resist - Air University (af.edu)
Our Attention Is Being Harvested. Here’s How To Resist - Autostraddle
Why Shinnecock Hills has resisted change—and remains golf’s most preserved masterpiece - Golf Digest
Legislatures in Colorado and Virginia resist moves to constrain drug affordability boards - statnews.com
Why Do Some Brain Regions Resist Alzheimer’s? - UCSF Radiology
How Do Museums Resist Censorship? - Zócalo Public Square
Law firms set to resist the KPMG inquiry — and it could reach the High Court - Capital Brief
Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war - Axios
Protecting Due Process: Governor Sherrill Launches Initiatives to Resist Unconstitutional Immigration Detention and Enforcement by the Trump Administration - Insider NJ
Celtic told to resist cashing in on key man as two electric World Cup displays could lead to 'unthinkable' scenario - GlasgowWorld
Pastor: How progressives resist in current political environment - Mississippi Today
Pneumococcal S protein coordinates cell wall modification and repair to resist host antimicrobials - Nature
Courage to Resist: Commemorating 50 Years Since Vietnam - American Friends Service Committee
Designing AI agents to resist prompt injection - OpenAI
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
Marcoleta says he will not resist arrest on 'made-up' bribery, plunder raps - ABS-CBN
Christians must resist allure of power, serve humanity, pope says at end of Holy Year - usccb.org
Clergy say Jesus' teachings leave Christians no choice but to resist ICE - Axios
Pity the developers who resist agentic coding - InfoWorld
Pope urges young people to resist temptation of corruption in big Mass in Cameroon - PBS
Evers says he’ll resist Trump, FBI efforts to seize Milwaukee ballots - Wisconsin Examiner
How to Strengthen Societal Resilience to Disinformation: RESIST Methodology - coe.int
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'resist'
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Misspellings - Typos
reesist,   tesist,   ressit,   rrsist,   residt,   esist,   resost,   ressist,   resisr,   rresist,   rwsist,   resis,   redist,   resistt,   resits,   reist,   resiat,   resiist,   resust,   resst,   reisst,   rseist,   reaist,   ersist,   resisst,   rsist,   eesist,   resit,   resisy
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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