Synonym: counteract, oppose, withstand. Antonym: obey. Similar words: resistance, hypothesis, resign, assist, insist, persist, subsist, consist. Meaning: [rɪ'zɪst] v. 1. elude, especially in a baffling way 2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 3. express opposition through action or words 4. withstand the force of something 5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 6. refuse to comply.
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91 She had a devastating beauty/charm/smile that few men could resist.
92 Resist the temptation to buy the item until you're certain you need it.
93 In her place I wouldn't have been able to resist it.
94 He's always been a bit of a joker and can't resist playing tricks on people.
95 She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist.
96 The man was shot outside his house as he tried to resist arrest.
97 I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist.
98 They couldn't resist any more and decided to render up the city.
99 We felt quite impotent to resist the will of the dictator.
100 She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.
101 The government last night signalled its determination to resist tax cuts.
102 I couldn't resist a touch of Schadenfreude when he was defeated so heavily in the election.
103 Most of his rivals couldn't resist kicking a man when he was down.
104 When talking about the performance[sentence dictionary](sentencedict.com), she couldn't resist a side-swipe at the orchestra.
105 Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone.
106 It is a war with no holds barred and we must prepare to resist.
107 Women, the play seems to suggest, must resist the tyranny of domesticity.
108 Resist the temptation to discuss topics that are not strictly relevant to the essay question.
109 Backpackers with a heavy load should resist taking a gamble on the weather.
110 The metal reinforcement gives it the strength to resist the high winds.
111 That is, they resist three very disturbing experiences: 1.
112 Is it a crime to resist such an arrest?
113 Resist that temptation by turning it on its head.
114 They often found it difficult to resist these demands.
115 I advise anyone to resist preconceptions.
116 Congress continues to resist the anti-weapons bill.
117 Greg continued to resist conformity, later becoming a vegetarian.
118 These trees are bred to resist pollution.
119 Bragg could not resist the impulse to stroll over.
120 Inevitably, employees would resist the change.
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