nonresistant
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.rɪˈzɪstənt/
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no resistente
- Because local, state, and federal governments were all quite distant and the area provided neither threat nor major political opportunity, the responses of both owner and state could be called indifferent or nonresistant.
Examples
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Similarly, fruit flies selected to resist the attacks of parasites are less competitive foragers than their nonresistant counterparts.
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Those near the cliff may be made up of four or five layers of alternating resistant and nonresistant rock.
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The good news, many researchers maintain, is that nonresistant bacteria will usually win out when an antibiotic is discontinued.
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But the Entrada Formation, made up of both resistant sandstone layers and nonresistant shale and siltstone layers, is pulled in multiple directions.
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For the moment, no thought is given to the fact that a pathocratic system within a conquered country will eventually cause similar unproductive conditions; after all, corresponding self-knowledge in this area is nonresistant in the psychopath.
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The nonresistant material crumbled easily under the pressure of the heavy weight.
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When exposed to extreme temperatures, the nonresistant paint began to peel away.
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The nonresistant plants in the garden wilted quickly without water.
Synonyms
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Likely to experience something unpleasant
Easily harmed by disease or chemicals
Not protected against a disease and likely to get it
Too strong to stop or fight against
Antonyms
How Resistant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonresistant has the prefix non- meaning 'not' and the part resist meaning 'to stand against' or 'hold back', so it literally feels like 'not able to stand against' something. That's why we call people, plants, or materials nonresistant when they easily give in to a force, disease, or influence.