Synonyms of resisted

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposed
• fought
• withstood
• repelled
• defied
• challenged
• countered
• bucked
• thwarted
• contested
• contradicted
• combated
• hindered
• balked
• frustrated
• contended (with)
• disputed
• battled
• baffled
• stemmed
• checked
• obstructed
• foiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• succumbed (to)
• yielded (to)
• surrendered (to)
• bowed (to)
• stooped (to)
• capitulated (to)
• gave in (to)
• knuckled under (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resisted

Her rebuke comes as Caribbean leaders meet under the Caricom bloc and launch a new slavery reparations manifesto, pressing Britain for apologies, debt cancellation and other measures long resisted in London. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

According to state police, Rice allegedly resisted arrest and engaged troopers in a pursuit. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

As tensions boiled in the Gaza Strip in 2018, Eisenkot resisted pressure for a full-scale war, ultimately prevailing in Netanyahu’s cabinet against the minister of defense Avigdor Liberman (who resigned after the conflict ended). — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Simón owes his international success to his stellar results and to his tight bond with De La Fuente, who has largely resisted calls to give more playing time to his goalkeeping options with more accomplished club careers. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

More than half the states — many under Democratic control but some run by Republicans, too — have resisted this effort. — Karen Yourish, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Though she was encouraged by her mother and boyfriend to turn her crocheting into a business, D'Agostini initially resisted the idea of creating what would eventually become By Winnie. — Aliyah Rodriguez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026