Synonyms of nonresistant

nonresistant

adjective

ˌnän-ri-ˈzi-stənt 

as in resigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistance

the nonresistant arrest of most of the demonstrators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resigned
• obedient
• passive
• tolerant
• acquiescent
• willing
• unresistant
• yielding
• stoic
• tolerating
• subordinate
• patient
• uncomplaining
• docile
• conformable
• compliant
• forbearing
• conformist
• tractable
• impassive
• long-suffering
• complying
• submissive
• amiable
• pliant
• amenable
• surrendering
• pliable
• law-abiding
• manageable
• unresponsive
• agreeable
• subservient
• guidable
• obeisant
• uncaring
• apathetic
• obliging
• slavish
• governable
• disciplined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resistant
• resisting
• protesting
• unyielding
• defiant
• refractory
• rebellious
• recalcitrant
• uncontrollable
• intractable
• contrary
• insurgent
• disobedient
• mutinous
• contumacious
• unruly
• insubordinate
• wayward
• ungovernable
• restive
• untoward
• wrongheaded
• perverse
• balky
• willful
• indomitable
• headstrong
• unmanageable
• incompliant
• undisciplined
• froward
• nonconformist
• dissident

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonresistant

Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria will increase as nonresistant bacteria are killed by the antibiotic. — Andre Hudson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2021

The complaint accuses the police officers, Jordan Belchamber and Christino Quinonez, of failing to immediately intervene upon seeing Zapata Hernandez being restrained — handcuffed, nonresistant and facedown — on the pavement. — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021

Lastly, southeast Asian countries have a relatively low transmission rate, meaning resistant strains run up against less competition from more dominant nonresistant strains. — Washington Post, 30 July 2019

Heavy use of antibiotics, while often necessary, can kill off the nonresistant infections and allow resistant ones to thrive. — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2019

When the new drug kills off the resistant bacteria, nonresistant versions will have a better chance of surviving. — K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2016