1. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.
Synonyms
- action
- lockout
- opposition
- anti-takeover defense
Antonyms
- non-involvement
- engagement
- non-engagement
- attendance
Etymology
- résistance (French)
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2. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion.
Synonyms
- acoustic impedance
- mechanical phenomenon
- friction
- rubbing
- retarding force
- acoustic reactance
- acoustic resistance
Antonyms
- abnormality
- fullness
- wetness
- unsoundness
Etymology
- résistance (French)
3. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.
Synonyms
- ohmic resistance
- electrical resistance
- electrical phenomenon
- ohmage
- electric resistance
- resistivity
Antonyms
- astigmatism
- safety
- improvement
- stigmatism
Etymology
- résistance (French)
4. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the military action of resisting the enemy's advance.
Synonyms
- action
Antonyms
- nonattendance
- disassembly
Etymology
- résistance (French)
5. electrical
adjective. ['ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl'] using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity.
Antonyms
- relaxed
6. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] group action in opposition to those in power.
Synonyms
- group action
- defiance
- rebellion
- sales resistance
- rebelliousness
- dissent
- insubordination
- obstructionism
- confrontation
- dispute
- opposition
- objection
- protest
Antonyms
- involvement
- competition
- participation
- subordination
Etymology
- résistance (French)
7. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness.
Synonyms
- unwillingness
Antonyms
- agreement
- agonist
Etymology
- résistance (French)
8. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents.
Synonyms
- capacity
Antonyms
- innocence
- disorderliness
Etymology
- résistance (French)
9. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease.
Synonyms
- condition
- immunogenicity
- natural immunity
- immunity
- acquired immunity
- status
Antonyms
- comfort
- orderliness
- tonicity
- soundness
Etymology
- résistance (French)
10. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current.
Synonyms
- electrical device
- potential divider
- rheostat
- variable resistor
- circuit
- voltage divider
- electric circuit
- resistor
- electrical circuit
- ballast
- barretter
Antonyms
- obedience
- compliance
- agree
- assent
Etymology
- résistance (French)