All resistant synonyms
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R r adj resistant
- against the grain β contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
- hardened β made or become hard or harder.
- brassbound β inflexibly entrenched
- arthritic β Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- impervious β not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- in-compliant β not compliant; unyielding.
- hard as nails β tough, durable
- indefeasible β not defeasible; not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.
- in good condition β person: fit and healthy
- avantgarde β the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- defiant β If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
- immune β protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- inexpugnable β incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- hardy β capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
- buckram β cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
- durable β able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
- infrangible β that cannot be broken or separated; unbreakable: infrangible moral strength.
- anarchistic β An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- acquiescent β Someone who is acquiescent is ready to agree to do what someone wants, or to accept what they do.
adjective resistant
- hardboiled β Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- impliable β (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- insubmissive β Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.
- wedged β having the shape of a wedge.
- watertight β constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
- nonviolent β not violent; free of violence.
- coldhearted β lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- diuturnal β Durable, long-lasting.
- immalleable β (archaic) Not malleable.
- impermeable β not permeable; impassable.
- casehardened β Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- imperviable β Impervious.
- glued β Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
- insusceptible β not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
- acquiescing β to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
- indestructible β not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- nonresistant β not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
- nonbelligerent β of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
- adamant β If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
adverb resistant
- willfully β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- obdurately β In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
- headstrongly β In a headstrong manner.
- mulishly β In a mulish manner.
- opinionatedly β In an opinionated manner.
adv resistant
- fixedly β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- determinedly β resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
- indomitably β that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
- contumaciously β stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- intractably β not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- doggedly β persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.