resistant

Phonetic Respelling: [ ri-zis-tuhnt ]

Definition:

adj. capable of or giving resistance

Sentence:

The people were resistant to change.

More example sentences:

The people were resistant to change.

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What pest has been the most resistant to the largest number of pesticides?

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Why were Katherine's daughters resistant to go to an integrated high school?

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Synonyms:

averse; negative; reluctant; repellent; impervious

Antonyms:

compliant; nonresistant; susceptible

Resistant rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • distant
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • assistant
  • consistent
  • existent
  • insistent
  • persistent
  • resistant
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • inconsistent
  • nonexistent
  • self-consistent