RESISTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

resisted

verb

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 New York police executing a search warrant raided an LGBTQ+ bar called the Stonewall Inn, and some of the patrons resisted as officers continued interrogating them and bar employees. —

USA Today, 17 June 2026 Jurors found Othal Wallace, who resisted being detained, guilty of manslaughter, which carried a 30-year sentence. —

Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 Communities around Illinois have resisted data centers, and there's bipartisan interest in creating guardrails for them, but the split between environmental concerns, labor, and the data center industry is significant. —

Nikoel Hytrek, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Jurors found Othal Wallace, who resisted being detained, guilty of manslaughter, which carried a 30-year sentence. —

Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 The county initially resisted implementing the rollback, bringing — and losing — a lawsuit against the State Tax Commission. —

Ilana Arougheti june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 The suit alleges she was informed the officer resisted calls to attend remedial training going so far as to tell his fellow officers that Internal Affairs could open up an insubordination case on him. —

Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Media buyers have pressed for rollbacks in rates on cable, and the media companies have resisted. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 June 2026 The institution has resisted placing it under glass or alarming it in order to allow visitors as unrestricted a viewing experience as possible. —

News Desk, Artforum, 9 June 2026

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Teamsters California, which represents 250,000 workers across dozens of industries, strongly opposed the DMV’s move to lift the ban on autonomous trucks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
The ruling marks the latest setback in Carr’s efforts to try dozens of activists who opposed construction of the training center.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 19 June 2026