Resistance synonyms
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A defense
A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer.
A strenuous effort in the face of difficulty:
warding-off
A violation of the rules in lacrosse in which a player in possession of the ball uses a free hand or arm to push or control the movement of a defender or a defender's stick.
The act of obstructing:
A challenge
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protecting
A defense
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
defense (related)
The act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
The act of one who parries.
A decision or ruling as by a court of law
The surface area of a television set, personal computer, radar receiver, etc. on which images or data are displayed
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striking back
A defense
The definition of a check is a sudden stop or a person or thing that restrains or controls.
A defense
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
Strategic protection given by armed units during hostile action:
A struggle to achieve an objective:
A defense
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The position of two celestial bodies when their celestial longitude differs by 180°, especially a configuration in which Earth lies on a straight line between the Sun and a superior planet or the Moon. Planets in this position rise as the Sun sets and are visible all night long, reaching their highest point in the sky at midnight; the Moon in this position is full.
The power of remaining impervious to an influence
Immunity is defined as being able to resist a disease or medical condition or the freedom from punishment.
An upward slope or ascent
revolution (related)
In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.
The state of being opposed or hostile to another or to each other; opposition or hostility
(Uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
ohm's law (related)
A law relating the voltage difference between two points, the electric current flowing between them, and the resistance of the path of the current. Mathematically, the law states that V = IR, where V is the voltage difference, I is the current in amperes, and R is the resistance in ohms. For a given voltage, higher resistance entails lower current flow.
The state or quality of being stubborn or refractory.
immovability
The state of being immovable
The state of being impervious
unyieldingness
The state or condition of being unyielding.
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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(Physics) The reciprocal of magnetic inductance.
The state of being invulnerable.
nonconduction
Failure to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
The definition of friction is conflict or unease created when two people of opposing views or ideals come together or the resistance that occurs when surfaces rub together.
nonpromotion
The power of holding back another substance
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A reservation of public land:
surface resistance
The power of holding back another substance
The act of keeping an individual imprisoned or in custody.
volume resistance
The power of holding back another substance
(Physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, inductive and capacitive reactance. Represented by the symbol Z.
underground movement
An opposition
maquis (French)
An opposition
A perfectly thrown ball:
A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
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guerrilla movement
An opposition
withdrawal (antonym)
The act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)
acceptance (antonym)
(Law) An express or implied act by which one accepts an obligation, offer, contract, etc. together with all its legal consequences
conforming (antonym)
fighting, opposition
cooperation (antonym)
The association of persons or businesses for common, usually economic, benefit.
compliance (antonym)
(Uncountable, business) the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
submission (antonym)
The act or fact of submitting to the power of another:
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receptivity (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state of being receptive
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(Chiefly UK) An underground railway.
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
tolerance (related)
vacillation (antonym)
Changing location by moving back and forth.
susceptibility (antonym)
A susceptible temperament or disposition; capacity for receiving impressions
variability (antonym)
The state or characteristic of being variable
objection (related)
(--- Law) The formal registration of protest against the admission of a piece of evidence at trial, on the grounds of some legal defect.
An organized effort by supporters of a common goal:
oppugnation
recalcitration
A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(Physics) In general, the resistance to electric current of a material. In particular, the degree to which a material resists the flow of electricity or heat.
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
adhesion (related)
suppression (related)
resistence (related)
resistant (related)
instability (related)
repression (related)
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