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Learn the meaning of resist with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
resist
(verb)
resist
(verb)
Meaning
to fight against or oppose
Example
"She had to resist the temptation to cheat during the exam."
Synonyms
withstandopposedefy
Antonyms
yieldsubmitsuccumb
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin 'resistere', meaning to stand against.
Related word forms
verb: resisted
noun: resistance
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