Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Resistance is the ability or act of opposing or standing against something, such as force, change, or an opposing idea.
Resistance
/rɪˈzɪstəns/Synonyms:
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Examples:
All this is too much for Strangelove's already lessened resistance.
Doubt is resistance, and faith is surrender.
They are attacking our resistance."
Etymology:
The word resistance comes from the Latin resistentia, from resistere, meaning to withstand or oppose.
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