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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 Resistance
- self-subsistence
- coexistence
- subsistence
- consistence
- resistence
- persistence
- outdistance
- insistence
- existence
- assistance
- distance
How do you pronounce resistance?
Pronounce resistance as rɪˈzɪstəns.
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A common misspelling of resistance is resistence
Sentences with resistance
1. Noun, singular or mass
Another resistance band butt burner involves standing on the band with one end in each hand.
Quotes about resistance
1. I've always traveled with a picture of my daughter from 1989, her kindergarten school picture, that has 'I love you, Daddy' written on it. She's always made fun of me because I never changed that picture out. It's like my resistance to her getting older. It was the first thing she'd ever written to me and it means the world to me.
- Kiefer Sutherland
2. Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
- Andre Gide
3. The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
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. 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)
6. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness.
Synonyms
- unwillingness
Antonyms
- agreement
- agonist
Etymology
- résistance (French)
7. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents.
Synonyms
- capacity
Antonyms
- innocence
- disorderliness
Etymology
- résistance (French)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force.
Synonyms
- Maquis
- underground
Antonyms
- stay in place
- push
- exhale
Etymology
- résistance (French)