unresistant
Giving in easily
Unresistant means offering no resistance or opposition.
Someone unresistant to an idea accepts it without objection: She was unresistant to the suggestion that they leave early.
The word can describe physical passivity—an unresistant body goes limp when moved—or psychological acquiescence.
In medical contexts, unresistant bacteria lack defenses against particular antibiotics.
Following commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- amenableWilling to comply
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
- conformableWilling to accord with
cooperative · dutiful · biddable · manageable · meek · mild · deferential · obliging
Ceasing to resist
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- relentingBecoming less severe
- concedingAcknowledging another's claim
- succumbingCeasing to resist
acquiescing · caving · bending · deferring · submitting · buckling · folding · wavering
Able to bend freely
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- ductileAble to deform permanently
- suppleFlexing without damage
- bendableAble to curve
elastic · moldable · shapeable · workable · soft · impressionable · suggestible · persuadable
Not currently functioning
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
detached · uninvolved · unconcerned · impassive · phlegmatic · stoic · unmoved · disengaged
obedient
Following commands willingly
conformable · cooperative · dutiful · biddable · manageable · meek · mild · deferential · obliging · accommodating
surrendering
Ceasing to resist
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- relentingBecoming less severe
- concedingAcknowledging another's claim
succumbing · acquiescing · caving · bending · deferring · submitting · buckling · folding · wavering · weakening
flexible
Able to bend freely
bendable · elastic · moldable · shapeable · workable · soft · impressionable · suggestible · persuadable · influenceable
inactive
Not currently functioning
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
indifferent · detached · uninvolved · unconcerned · impassive · phlegmatic · stoic · unmoved · disengaged · quiescent
unresistantresistant
Withstanding external forces
resisting · unyielding · defiant · oppositional · stubborn
unresistantimmune
Protected from harm
invulnerable · protected · impervious · unsusceptible · insusceptible
unresistantdefiant
Openly resisting control
rebellious · insubordinate · disobedient · noncompliant · uncooperative
resist, resistance, resistant, irresistible, unresisting, irresistibly, nonresistant, resistor, resistible