resisted
Didn't give in
Resisted is the past tense of resist, meaning to oppose, withstand, or refuse to yield.
Someone resisted arrest, temptation, or pressure.
A material resisted corrosion or wear.
The word implies active opposition or the capacity to endure: She resisted the urge to respond.
The troops resisted for three days before surrendering.
Defiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- dissentDisagreement with authority
protest · refusal · opposition · revolt · mutiny · uprising · insurgence · boycott
Continued despite difficulty
- enduredBore without yielding
- foughtEngaged in conflict
- battledEngaged in conflict
- overcameDefeated or mastered
withstood · survived · prevailed · persisted · held out · weathered · hardship · adversity
Strength or compulsion
- pressureForce upon contact
- pushForce something away
- withstoodSuccessfully opposed or survived
- bracedSteadied against force
blocked · repelled · fended off · warded off · deflected · countered · held back · tensed
Strong inner drive
- impulseSudden urge to act
- desireIntense wanting
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- enticementSomething that attracts
allure · seduction · willpower · self-control · restraint · abstained · declined · refused
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
virus · immune response · fought off · antibiotics · antimicrobial · tolerance · susceptibility · vulnerable
Carry on person
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
erosion · rust · oxidation · degradation · durability · coating · treated · reinforced
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
dissent · protest · refusal · opposition · revolt · mutiny · uprising · insurgence · boycott · civil disobedience
persevered
Continued despite difficulty
overcame · withstood · survived · prevailed · persisted · held out · weathered · hardship · adversity · challenge
force
Strength or compulsion
braced · blocked · repelled · fended off · warded off · deflected · countered · held back · tensed · stiffened
urge
Strong inner drive
enticement · allure · seduction · willpower · self-control · restraint · abstained · declined · refused · renounced
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
bacteria · virus · immune response · fought off · antibiotics · antimicrobial · tolerance · susceptibility · vulnerable · hardy
wear
Carry on person
weathering · erosion · rust · oxidation · degradation · durability · coating · treated · reinforced · hardened
- kept at bayrepelled, fended off, warded off, staved off, kept away
- took onassumed, undertook, undertaken, tackled, shouldered
resistedsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
yielded · submitted · capitulated · ceded · gave in
- heat resistanceTolerance to high temperatures
- hard to resist
- path of least resistanceCourse requiring least effort
- water resistanceAbility to repel moisture
- water resistantAble to repel moisture
- disease resistanceCapacity to repel illness
resist, resistance, resistant, irresistible, resisting, resists, unresisting, irresistibly, nonresistant