Entry Word: resist

Function: verb

Meaning: to refuse to give in to <it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems>

Synonyms buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, withstand

Related Words battle, combat, contend (with), counter; contest, dispute; baffle, balk, foil, frustrate, thwart; check, counter, hinder, obstruct, stem

Antonyms bow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to)