resists
Refuses to yield
Resists is the third-person singular of resist—to oppose, withstand, or refuse to yield to something.
A material resists corrosion; a person resists temptation or arrest.
She resists every attempt to change her mind.
The fabric resists stains.
To resist can also mean to refrain with difficulty: I couldn't resist buying it.
Openly resists or challenges
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- objectsTangible items or protests
- dissentsExpresses formal disagreement
challenges · confronts · disputes · rejects · counters · contradicts · disagrees · refuses
Continues despite hardship
- survivesRemains alive despite hardship
- toleratesPermits without approval
- weathersSurvives through hardship
- repelsDrives back, resists
deflects · immunity · imperviousness · durability · waterproof · fireproof · shatterproof · resilience
defies
Openly resists or challenges
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- objectsTangible items or protests
dissents · challenges · confronts · disputes · rejects · counters · contradicts · disagrees · refuses · disobeys
endures
Continues despite hardship
- survivesRemains alive despite hardship
- toleratesPermits without approval
- weathersSurvives through hardship
repels · deflects · immunity · imperviousness · durability · waterproof · fireproof · shatterproof · resilience · toughness
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away
resistscomplies
Follows a directive
submits · obeys · acquiesces · conforms · capitulates
- 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
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