resistant
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4.3
- adjective
- /rɪˈzɪstənt/
- I was resistant to change.
- resistant to change
- resistant to reform
- resistant to the idea
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I grew up in a culture which is highly resistant to accepting fear.
- And I grew up in a culture which is highly resistant to accepting fear.
- Again, people are resistant to change, but I still optimistic.
- So how do you, how do you work with people who are so resistant to that idea?
- Or were you, like, resistant to that being foisted on you?
- If there are tips you have for becoming more resistant to narcissists that work for you, could you?
- OK, There's a point there, but I think that it's like, how resistant is your wife to this?
- And it's such an all consuming force that seems to be resistant to advice.
- It were very resistant to taking even well justified risks.
- And at that time, he was pursuing her heart, but she was resistant due to family and friends.
- That's who you're more likely to attract if your mindset is already resistant to a man leading.
- Is that just how resistant the medical establishment has been to nutrition?
- Real discipline is plying it against the things that you're most resistant to.
Examples
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Administrators and principals are often resistant to allowing extra class time, especially for physical education classes.
Academic text (1991) -
So how do you, how do you work with people who are so resistant to that idea?
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Why is your generation so resistant to technology?
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Even the senior members of her department, who had been resistant to the idea of performance art,
Fiction book (1995) -
And what surprised me is how resistant people are.
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I understand why you are resistant.
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And why has ours been so resistant to change?
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The oil industry and the automobile companies are resistant to change.
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People are resistant to the future, but that doesn't stop it from coming.
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The committee was resistant to the proposed reforms, insisting that their current methods were adequate.
Synonyms
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2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
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6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
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5.6
Refusing to follow rules or orders in a bold, open way
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6.8
Very active and ready to fight for a belief or cause
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6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
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4.9
Taking part in resistance against the government or authority
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8.1
Refusing to follow orders or respect someone in charge
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8.1
Not willing to follow rules or accept control
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6.6
Showing disagreement or resistance to someone with power
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8.7
Hard to control or manage because of stubborn behaviour
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7.6
Likely to oppose rules or orders
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9.0
Often refuses to do what others ask
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.6
Bacteria that penicillin does not kill and that keep growing
- Specialized
A mild adult illness that develops slowly with high blood sugar and usually does not cause ketosis
- Specialized
A mild adult condition of high blood sugar usually controlled by diet and pills, not insulin
- Specialized
A mild diabetes in adults controlled by diet and pills rather than insulin
- Specialized
A mild diabetes in adults that rarely causes blood acid and doctors treat with diet or tablets not insulin
- Specialized
An antibiotic like penicillin that still works when bacteria make a chemical that breaks penicillin
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Etymology
Resistant comes from the verb resist, which has re- 'back' and sist 'to stand', so it meant 'to stand against'. That's why a resistant person is one who 'stands against' authority or change and refuses to obey easily.