Definition: withstand the force of something
Usage: The trees resisted her; stand the test of time; The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
Similar words: fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, defend
Definition: fight against or resist strongly
Usage: The senator said he would oppose the bill; Don't fight it!
Synonyms: withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist
Definition: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Similar words: fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, defend
Definition: fight against or resist strongly
Usage: The senator said he would oppose the bill; Don't fight it!
Synonyms: dissent, resist, protest
Definition: express opposition through action or words
Usage: dissent to the laws of the country
Similar words: oppose, contradict, controvert
Definition: be resistant to
Usage: The board opposed his motion
Synonyms: resist, balk, baulk, jib
Definition: refuse to comply
Similar words: disobey
Definition: refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
Usage: He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired
Synonyms: defy, refuse, resist
Definition: elude, especially in a baffling way
Usage: This behavior defies explanation
Definition: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Usage: What you are seeing in him eludes me
Synonyms: refuse, reject, resist
Definition: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Usage: His body rejected the liver of the donor