resister
One who refuses
A resister is someone who resists—opposes, refuses to comply with, or struggles against something.
The term often appears in political contexts: draft resisters, tax resisters, resisters of authoritarian rule.
It emphasizes active opposition rather than passive noncompliance.
Not to be confused with resistor, the electronic component.
Enemy in conflict
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- opposerOne who resists
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- objectorOne who formally disagrees
challenger · contrarian · disputant · critic · foe · naysayer · detractor · obstructionist
Defiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
refusal · opposition · revolt · mutiny · nonconformity · recalcitrance · contumacy · uprising
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
march · rally · grassroots · petition · advocacy · nonviolent · picketing · solidarity
Electrical resistance measure
- impedanceAC circuit opposition
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
wattage · load · potentiometer · thermistor · varistor · semiconductor · breadboard · schematic
adversary
Enemy in conflict
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- opposerOne who resists
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
objector · challenger · contrarian · disputant · critic · foe · naysayer · detractor · obstructionist · blocker
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- dissentDisagreement with authority
insubordination · refusal · opposition · revolt · mutiny · nonconformity · recalcitrance · contumacy · uprising · insurrection
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
civil disobedience · march · rally · grassroots · petition · advocacy · nonviolent · picketing · solidarity · campaign
ohm
Electrical resistance measure
- impedanceAC circuit opposition
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- voltageElectrical potential difference
current · wattage · load · potentiometer · thermistor · varistor · semiconductor · breadboard · schematic · multimeter
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- dissidentsdissident, dissidents, dissenter, rebel, Sakharov
- resistersobjector, refusenik, conscientious objector, holdout, dissenter
- opposition wordscontester, refuser, protester, defier
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
resistercollaborator
One who works jointly
accomplice · ally · supporter · aider · abettor
resisterconformist
One following accepted norms
complier · submitter · follower · capitulator · yes-man
resistercollaborator
One who works jointly
quisling · collaborationist · turncoat · traitor · appeaser
- 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, nonresistant, resistor