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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181 The economic pressure they could exert on the regimes that resist the masses' demand for democracy is enormous!
182 Marshall remembers how his father used to resist paying even five dollars weekly for child support.
183 Frequently staff will resist the change in ways which may be less dramatic than sabotage, but be equally effective.
184 Humans know exactly what is going to happen but they can not resist.
185 As he was waiting for the barmaid to pour the drinks,[sentencedict.com] Dexter could not resist temptation.
186 And what evil demon had prompted her to drive past a street market which all the gods knew she couldn't resist?
187 We must learn when to adapt and when to resist, or be swallowed up.
188 Will we as lawyers use our privileged positions to extend our influence, or resist the urge to make ourselves indispensable?
189 Fenna came offering now only love, huge steady love and joy and that seemed the hardest thing to resist.
190 He could never resist doing that with an attractive woman.
191 Some people love new challenges, while others resist changing old patterns, as we discussed in Chapter 4.
192 Some plants already possess genetic resistance to attacks by insect pests while others resist certain fungal diseases.
193 But it is hard to resist a plant once you see it burst forth in flawless bloom from the frozen ground.
194 It is difficult to resist the conclusion that after 1208 Innocent had been outmanoeuvred by certain forces beyond his control.
195 It might be out of bounds[sentencedict.com], but the temptation to take a slightly closer look was a temptation she could not resist.
196 But she has remained suspicious of departmental lines which resist changes, and her doubts about the Foreign Office have remained.
197 The scientific establishment can resist a new idea with such complacent zeal that even Joshua with his trumpets would have no effect.
198 Samuel Richardson's Pamela is predicated on the need for a servant to resist the master's will in some things.
199 Having digressed so far, I can not resist going a little further.
200 In this way it gave the predator hope of an easy catch, something it could not resist.
201 At last he could resist the devil's prompting no longer; he drew his dagger and split the reed.
202 Not all in higher education have had the inclination to cover up or resist community service.
203 Anne said nothing but as the months passed, it was increasingly difficult to resist the beauty of belief.
204 Pampered technical and content staffers may resist working anywhere other than near their favorite coffee shops or blues clubs.
205 Every protestation that she should go on this outing was clearly a plea for her to stay and resist the invitation.
206 Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. Brian Tracy
207 He would spit on people and resist in every way he could.
208 In the town of Keonjhar there was a small reservoir which Tara couldn't resist leaping into.
209 How can the nation judge Labour's sincerity if Labour is determined to resist?
210 He realised however that Douglas Ferguson was speaking for the whole partnership and that it was foolish to resist.
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