resistant (re-sist-ant)

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Definition


adjective. capable of or giving resistance

Example Sentence

The people were resistant to change.

Synonyms

averse; negative; reluctant; repellent; impervious

Antonyms

compliant; nonresistant; susceptible

Rhymes

  • distant

  • assistant
  • consistent
  • existent
  • insistent
  • persistent
  • resistant

  • inconsistent
  • nonexistent
  • self-consistent