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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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Rhymes with Piece De Resistance
- self-subsistence
- coexistence
- subsistence
- consistence
- resistence
- persistence
- outdistance
- insistence
- existence
- assistance
- distance
Sentences with piece-de-resistance
1. Noun Phrase
As the piece de resistance, add a unique luggage tag with your corporate logo.
2. Noun Phrase
The piece de resistance is the whale—in the original story, it’s a great dogfish shark.
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. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] a separate part of a whole.
Synonyms
- portion
- piece of cloth
- piece of leather
- shard
- part
- scrap
- fragment
- piece of material
- snip
- snippet
- spindle
- beam
- sherd
Antonyms
- monophony
- polyphony
- monophonic music
- ordinal
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] an item that is an instance of some type; .
Antonyms
- disengage
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] a portion of a natural object.
Synonyms
- corpus
- slice
- body part
- craton
- segment
- stub
- thing
- part
- strip
- corner
- world
- base
- cutting
- nub
- building block
- acicula
- lump
- fragment
- unit
Antonyms
- dress
- roughen
- artifact
- national
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] a musical work that has been created.
Synonyms
- pastoral
- piece of music
- solo
- vocal
- octet
- sheet music
- divertimento
- andante
- etude
- intermezzo
- musical passage
- idyl
- program music
- septet
- fantasia
- realisation
- tone poem
- finale
- quintette
- musical composition
- symphonic poem
- bagatelle
- opus
- arrangement
- quintet
- movement
- allegretto
- potpourri
- duette
- motet
- morceau
- capriccio
- quartet
- sestet
- trio
- adagio
- canon
- octette
- introit
- study
- quartette
- idyll
- incidental music
- musical arrangement
- music
- sextet
- sextette
- toccata
- duet
- passage
- song
- notturno
- coda
- nocturne
- largo
- pastorale
- serenade
- duo
- larghetto
- pastiche
- programme music
- septette
- composition
- suite
- medley
- realization
Antonyms
- essential
- natural object
- outside
- inside
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] an instance of some kind.
Synonyms
- instance
- example
- case
Antonyms
- misconception
- join
- connect
- attach
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] an artistic or literary composition.
Synonyms
- fragment
- hiatus
- article
- morceau
- afterpiece
Antonyms
- let go of
- woman
- miss
- ignite
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. piece
noun. ['ˈpiːs'] a portable gun.
Synonyms
- .22
- side arm
- small-arm
- firing pin
- twenty-two
- smoothbore
- firearm
- gun
- muzzle loader
- shooting iron
- scattergun
- shotgun
- repeater
- self-loader
- repeating firearm
- riot gun
- handgun
- lock
- pistol
- sights
- rifle
Antonyms
- urban
- inactivity
- accompanied
- uncommunicative
Etymology
- pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))