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Synonyms for (noun) resistance

Synonyms: resistance, opposition Definition: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with Usage: he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens; despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead

Hypernyms: action Definition: something done (usually as opposed to something said) Usage: there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions

Synonyms: resistance Definition: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance Usage: the enemy offered little resistance

Hypernyms: action, military action Definition: a military engagement Usage: he saw action in Korea

Synonyms: resistance Definition: group action in opposition to those in power

Hypernyms: group action Definition: action taken by a group of people

Synonyms: resistance, resistor Definition: an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

Hypernyms: electrical device Definition: a device that produces or is powered by electricity

Synonyms: resistance Definition: (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

Hypernyms: unwillingness, involuntariness Definition: the trait of being unwilling Usage: his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made; in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton

Synonyms: resistance Definition: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

Hypernyms: deadness, unresponsiveness Definition: the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events Usage: she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident; in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away

Synonyms: resistance, underground Definition: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

Hypernyms: revolutionary group Definition: a political unit organized to promote revolution

Synonyms: resistance Definition: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

Hypernyms: mechanical phenomenon Definition: a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

Synonyms: electric resistance, electrical resistance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance, impedance Definition: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

Hypernyms: electrical phenomenon Definition: a physical phenomenon involving electricity

Synonyms: resistance Definition: the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents Usage: these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog

Hypernyms: capability, capacity Definition: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment Usage: the capability of a metal to be fused

Synonyms: resistance, immunity Definition: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

Hypernyms: condition, status Definition: a state at a particular time Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations