RESISTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

resisted

verb

Definition of resisted next

past tense of resist

as in opposed

to refuse to give in to it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems

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Recent Examples of resisted And the president's frustration with the alliance has appeared to increase as member countries have resisted his calls to send ships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 Trump had previously resisted any package that did not include his push to overhaul federal elections known as the Save America Act. —

Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also resisted taking a strong position, keeping his attention on Cuba. —

Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026 Minnesota has resisted making a change to its policies regarding transgender athletes. —

Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Harbour resisted just before Perkins shot him, charges state. —

Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Mamdani has also floated the idea of raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, a proposal Hochul has resisted. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026 Minnesota officials have long resisted the federal push to ban trans athletes from girls sports. —

Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026 The Colbans have resisted acquisition by a conglomerate, which might want to turn the house’s whimsy into something more global along the lines of Hermès. —

Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026

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The Tea Party protests that began to erupt in 2009 among conservatives opposed to President Barack Obama were credited with boosting Republican turnout in the 2010 midterms, when the GOP gained 63 seats and control of the House of Representatives in a red wave.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
When the Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, signed a bill that gave two hundred and fifty million taxpayer dollars to the hedge-fund managers who owned the Milwaukee Bucks for a new stadium, the libertarian Cato Institute was among the groups that opposed it.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026