Resistance
Organized opposition movement
Resistance is the act of opposing or withstanding something.
Physical resistance pushes back against force: The door met resistance when I tried to open it.
People offer resistance to ideas, authority, or change: resistance to reform.
In electricity, resistance measures how much a material opposes current flow.
The Resistance (capitalized) typically refers to underground movements opposing occupation or oppression, especially in World War II France.
In biology, organisms develop resistance to drugs or pesticides when exposure no longer affects them: antibiotic resistance.
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- partisanBiased toward one side
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
dissent · defiance · liberation · sabotage · occupation · insurgency · maquis · smuggling
Resistance between touching surfaces
- dragResistance through fluid
- forceStrength or compulsion
- tensionStretched or strained state
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
pushback · counterforce · inertia · wind · aerodynamic · hydrodynamic · torque · braking
Refusal to accept reality
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- defenseProtection against harm
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
reluctance · unwillingness · therapy · breakthrough · transference · unconscious · ego · Freudian
Electrical resistance measure
- impedanceAC circuit opposition
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
conductor · insulator · load · multimeter · wattage · semiconductor · capacitance · amperage
Musical performing groups
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- strengthPower to exert force
- muscleContractile body tissue
repetition · dumbbell · barbell · kettlebell · bodyweight · isotonic · isometric · progressive
Protected from harm
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
virus · infection · mutation · strain · vaccine · tolerance · susceptibility · antimicrobial
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- partisanBiased toward one side
guerrilla · dissent · defiance · liberation · sabotage · occupation · insurgency · maquis · smuggling · clandestine
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
opposition · pushback · counterforce · inertia · wind · aerodynamic · hydrodynamic · torque · braking · traction
denial
Refusal to accept reality
repression · reluctance · unwillingness · therapy · breakthrough · transference · unconscious · ego · Freudian · stubborn
ohm
Electrical resistance measure
circuit · conductor · insulator · load · multimeter · wattage · semiconductor · capacitance · amperage · short-circuit
bands
Musical performing groups
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- strengthPower to exert force
muscle · repetition · dumbbell · barbell · kettlebell · bodyweight · isotonic · isometric · progressive · hypertrophy
immunity
Protected from harm
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
bacteria · virus · infection · mutation · strain · vaccine · tolerance · susceptibility · antimicrobial · superbug
durability
Resistance to wear
abrasion · weathering · rust · oxidation · fatigue · stress · hardness · tensile · coating · alloy
- Star Wars factionsRebel Alliance, Sith, First Order, Republic, Empire
- Sci-fi fandomsTrekkies, Whovians, Browncoats
- Historic WarshipsUSS Constitution, Essex, Merrimack, Phoebe, Cumberland
Resistancesubmission
Yielding to another's will
compliance · surrender · acquiescence · capitulation · yielding
Resistanceconductance
Ease of current flow
facilitation · assistance · conduction · conductivity · ease
Resistancecollaboration
Joint intellectual work
appeasement · complicity · cooperation · Vichy · Vichy France
- heat resistanceTolerance to high temperatures
- path of least resistanceCourse requiring least effort
- water resistanceAbility to repel moisture
- water resistantAble to repel moisture
- disease resistanceCapacity to repel illness
- wind resistanceAir opposing forward motion