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
Trump’s Cabinet secretaries resisted wholesale cuts.
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Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.
—Phillipe Vieira, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Black Americans resisted through legal challenges, protests, and lobbying.
—Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island have long resisted the ongoing settler colonial project that is now the United States.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Women resisted very hard in that movement.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Pals admitted that Candy often resisted advice.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
For a long time, Hex resisted efforts to socialize with those around her.
—Personal Finance, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The attempt to revive the character for a new generation fell flat for multiple reasons — more on that below — but in large part because Freddy is inextricably linked to Englund, who never resisted leaning into the camp.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.
—Phillipe Vieira, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Black Americans resisted through legal challenges, protests, and lobbying.
—Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island have long resisted the ongoing settler colonial project that is now the United States.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Women resisted very hard in that movement.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Pals admitted that Candy often resisted advice.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
For a long time, Hex resisted efforts to socialize with those around her.
—Personal Finance, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The attempt to revive the character for a new generation fell flat for multiple reasons — more on that below — but in large part because Freddy is inextricably linked to Englund, who never resisted leaning into the camp.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resisted
Verb
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Her parents were opposed to the Russian occupation but too frightened to talk about it.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Markus opposed lobbying efforts to expand the law to children under the age of 18.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Craftsman-style bungalow was originally built in the 1940s and withstood several haphazard additions and renovations before Haury and Saikami got their hands on it.—
Linne Halpern,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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The same — and more so — applies to Howe’s team, who have withstood injuries to Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento and thrived.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cordelia Tuan, 32, of Detroit, who spoke outside of the Central Station, also raised concern with the shutdown and the ending of Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies being fought over amid it.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The film shares the experiences, memories, and post-traumatic stress of women warriors who fought in Gaza and Lebanon.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Resisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resisted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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