What is another word for resistance?
508 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪsˈɪstəns], [ ɹɪsˈɪstəns], [ ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for resistance:- adverse reaction (noun)
- antagonism (noun)
- armament; protection system (noun)
- backlash (noun)
- causing problem; opposition (noun)
- contention (noun)
- courage, will to resist (noun)
- defense (noun)
- defiance (noun)
- disinclination (noun)
- dissent (noun)
- electrical resistance (noun)
- electricity (noun)
- electric resistance (noun)
- fight (noun)
- firmness (noun)
- friction (noun)
- hindrance (noun)
- immunity (noun)
- indisposition (noun)
- interference (noun)
- meddling, impedance (noun)
- opposition (noun)
- person who does not obey (noun)
- rebel (noun)
- resistance (noun)
- revolutionist (noun)
- stamina (noun)
- stiffness (noun)
- strength, vigor (noun)
- tolerance (noun)
- truculence (noun)
- unwillingness (noun)
- other synonyms
- insurrection
- ohmic resistance
Synonyms for Resistance:
n.
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- arc light,
- stableness,
- permanence,
- active,
- arc,
- vacillation,
- fastness,
- susceptibility,
- hardness,
- brownout.
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- occupy,
- subjugate,
- detention,
- storm,
- attrition,
- seize,
- reserve,
- subdue,
- conquer,
- besiege,
- suppress,
- invade,
- annex,
- retardation.
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- resist.
- clashing,
- conflict,
- disagreement,
- difference,
- discord,
- rancor,
- antithesis,
- enmity,
- Oppugnancy,
- dissension,
- competition,
- contrariety,
- animosity,
- animus,
- incongruity,
- hostility,
- contradistinction,
- hatred,
- rivalry,
- antipathy.
- kickback,
- retaliation,
- response,
- backfire,
- boomerang,
- Retroaction,
- repercussion,
- tangle,
- resentment,
- recoil.
- buffer,
- position,
- barrier,
- moat,
- citadel,
- stronghold,
- wall,
- fortification,
- reply,
- bastion,
- retort,
- bastille,
- dike,
- embankment,
- safeguard,
- shield,
- aversion,
- fence,
- shelter,
- aegis,
- support,
- security,
- stockade,
- palisade,
- barricade,
- rampart,
- fortress,
- deterrence,
- munitions,
- return,
- parapet,
- guard,
- countermeasure,
- warfare,
- redoubt,
- arms,
- weapons,
- weaponry,
- argument,
- protection,
- screen,
- cover,
- harbor,
- bulwark,
- garrison,
- armor,
- buttress,
- answer,
- fort,
- ward,
- immunity,
- trench,
- rebuttal.
- audacity,
- affront,
- insurgency,
- recalcitrance,
- contravention,
- insolence,
- attack,
- boldness,
- rebelliousness,
- temerity,
- insubordination,
- stubbornness,
- dissent.
- dislike,
- indisposition,
- objection,
- Disrelish,
- reluctance,
- lack of desire,
- Loathness,
- repugnance,
- demur,
- displeasure,
- hesitance,
- Disliking,
- dissatisfaction,
- opposition,
- alienation,
- disfavor,
- lack of enthusiasm,
- distaste.
- flak,
- heterodoxy,
- schism,
- bone,
- hassle,
- nonagreement,
- Nonconcurrence,
- far cry,
- heresy,
- bone of contention,
- protest,
- disunity,
- split,
- disaccord,
- variance,
- clinker,
- sour note,
- poles apart,
- strife,
- nonconformism,
- nonconformity,
- spat,
- bone to pick,
- Nope,
- Misbelief,
- unorthodoxy.
- fm,
- impedance,
- discharge,
- juice,
- anode,
- conductor,
- microphone,
- network,
- transmitter,
- direct current,
- capacitance,
- electromagnetism,
- magnetism,
- watt,
- transistor,
- frequency,
- cathode,
- circuit,
- television,
- voltage,
- ohm,
- insulator,
- wattage,
- induction,
- computer,
- radio,
- video,
- receiver,
- amplifier,
- speaker,
- positive,
- diode,
- memory,
- alternating current,
- spark,
- electrode,
- monitor,
- electricity,
- connection,
- tube,
- capacitor,
- megahertz,
- volt,
- ic,
- kilohertz,
- resistor,
- ac,
- shock,
- radar,
- amperes,
- tweeter,
- motherboard,
- crt,
- cycle,
- circuit card,
- polarity,
- negative,
- charge,
- processor,
- backplane,
- triode,
- current,
- electronics,
- electrostatic.
- belligerence,
- aggression,
- pugnacity,
- gameness,
- aggressiveness,
- combativeness,
- hardihood,
- militancy,
- spirit.
- fixedness,
- compactness,
- solidity,
- tensile strength,
- impermeability,
- inflexibility,
- density,
- impenetrability,
- temper,
- impliability,
- rigidity,
- toughness,
- inelasticity.
- filing,
- grating,
- rasping,
- massage,
- rubbing,
- wearing away,
- erosion,
- scrubbing,
- Trituration,
- scraping,
- friction,
- irritation,
- abrasion,
- agitation,
- wearing,
- traction,
- grinding,
- soreness,
- Fretting,
- chafing.
- catch,
- bung,
- clog,
- brake,
- plug,
- dam,
- mire,
- blockade,
- restriction,
- complication,
- jam,
- deterrent,
- stoppage,
- interruption,
- delay,
- impasse,
- snag,
- restraint,
- constipation,
- drag,
- constraint,
- hurdle,
- blockage,
- burden,
- crimp,
- damper,
- entanglement,
- entrapment,
- bottleneck,
- drawback,
- stop,
- block,
- bafflement,
- stay,
- choke,
- obstacle,
- handicap,
- disadvantage,
- frustration,
- snarl,
- congestion,
- encumbrance.
- in vulnerabilities,
- in-vulnerability,
- invulnerabilities,
- in-vulnerabilities,
- in vulnerability,
- re-lease,
- indemnity,
- re lease,
- re-leases,
- invulnerability,
- re leases.
- hamperings,
- interpositions,
- pryings,
- tacklings,
- inter position,
- chokings,
- inter-meddling,
- interposition,
- barrings,
- backseat drivings,
- backseat driving,
- inter meddling,
- trespassings,
- Intermeddling,
- meddlesomeness,
- meddlesomenesses,
- barging ins,
- inter-position,
- checkings,
- inter-positions,
- blockings,
- inter positions,
- tamperings,
- intermeddlings,
- cloggings.
- contradiction,
- dissonance,
- fuel,
- rebuff,
- impediment,
- repulsion,
- repression,
- inhibition,
- challenge,
- counteraction,
- dispute,
- obstinacy,
- counterattack,
- hindrance,
- adversary,
- confrontation,
- suppression,
- defiance.
- Revolter,
- recreants,
- secessionist,
- experimenter,
- malcontents,
- non-conformist,
- non-conformists,
- separatist,
- subverters,
- Frondeur,
- experimenters,
- experientialist,
- overthrower,
- in dependent,
- overthrowers,
- insurrectionist,
- insurrectionary,
- in-dependent,
- disectarians,
- in-dependents,
- in dependents,
- subverter,
- sub verter,
- frondeurs,
- seditionist,
- over-throwers,
- rioter,
- non conformist,
- secessionists,
- independents,
- over throwers,
- seditionists,
- revolters,
- non conformists,
- over thrower,
- experientialists,
- disectarian,
- sub-verter,
- rioters,
- over-thrower,
- revolutionaries.
Other synonyms:
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- denial,
- reaction,
- nonacceptance,
- interdiction,
- Insusceptibility,
- athleticism,
- resignation,
- imperviousness,
- Renitence,
- Renitency,
- resilience,
- beef,
- virility,
- brawn,
- refusal.
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- rejection.
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- power.
Paraphrases for Resistance:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
resistant.
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Proper noun, singular
resistant.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, past tense
Resisted.
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Verb, past tense
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
confrontation, defiance, protest, backlash, dissent.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
tensile.
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Proper noun, singular
resist, resilience, resistor, resistencia, Resisting.
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Noun, singular or mass
reticence, stress, reaction, resilience, revulsion, rebellion, insurgency, resistor, revolt, robustness, resentment, toughness, rejection, stiffness, tolerance, objection, guerrilla, perseverance, antibiotic, tenacity, antagonism, unwillingness, susceptibility, overreaction, hesitation, uprising, fighting.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Resisting.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
resist.
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Verb, base form
resist.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
resilient, hardiness, strength, endurance, steadfastness.
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Noun, singular or mass
opposition, reluctance, hardiness, strength, durability, resister, obstruction, endurance, resistant, steadfastness.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
strength.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Resistance:
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n.
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disinclination
inclination, bent, enthusiasm, leaning, incentive, desire, willingness.
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dissent
sanction, concurrence, ratification, approval, endorsement, authorization.
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firmness
softness, weakness, flexibility.
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resistance
cooperation, submission, conforming.
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Other antonyms:
capitulation, abandonment, acquiescence, compliance, betrayal, acceptance, obedience.
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disinclination
Homophones for Resistance:
- receding, requisiteness, ricketiness, rest mass, rightness, right wing, recasting, roasting, resistence, rigidness, recoding, residency, racketiness, raggedness, Rustiness, rusting, residence, ruggedness, right-wing, reactance.
Hypernym for Resistance:
n.
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act
defiance, confrontation, opposition, rebellion, dissent, objection, contravention, dispute, protest, sales resistance, obstructionism, rebelliousness, insubordination.
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phenomenon
friction, acoustic impedance, acoustic resistance, retarding force, drag, acoustic reactance, rubbing.
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act
Hyponym for Resistance:
n.
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act
group action, military action, action.
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attribute
unresponsiveness, unwillingness, deadness, Involuntariness.
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phenomenon
mechanical phenomenon.
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state
capability, capacity.
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act