resistive

adjective

re·​sis·​tive ri-ˈzi-stiv 

: marked by resistance

—often used in combination

fire-resistive material

resistively adverb

resistiveness noun

Examples of resistive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What are these if not resistive practices against evil? — Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026

And the cars have a resistive kinetic friction force with a coefficient that is orders of magnitude smaller. — Rhett Allain, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026

Right now, most electrical heating is done by sending electrons through a resistive coil, which is relatively inefficient compared to burning fossil fuels. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024

The future of computing The device utilizes two 64-by-64 arrays of programmable resistive memory cells. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resistive

• argive
• forgive
• ogive
• outlive
• relive
• corroborative
• determinative
• germinative
• transformative
• give
• sieve