Synonyms of resisting

resisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in resistant

Related Words

• resistant
• opposing
• conflicting
• competing
• counteracting
• countering
• defiant
• recalcitrant
• refractory
• rebel
• against
• rebellious
• averse
• contrary
• reluctant
• insubordinate
• opposed
• intractable
• unwilling
• contumacious
• wayward
• unruly
• obstreperous
• willful
• hesitant
• loath
• balky
• ungovernable
• untoward
• relentless
• incompliant
• unrelenting
• recusant
• froward
• disinclined
• unbending
• adverse
• unflinching
• counter
• hostile
• stern
• unfavorable
• negative
• inflexible
• disadvantageous
• inimical
• prejudicial
• unfriendly
• hard
• unsympathetic

Dissimilar Words

• complying
• tolerant
• understanding
• unresistant
• benign
• positive
• friendly
• agreeable
• favorable
• hospitable
• sympathetic
• congenial
• supportive
• amiable
• advantageous
• cordial
• amicable
• affable
• benignant
• well-disposed

resisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of resist

as in opposing

to refuse to give in to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposing
• withstanding
• fighting
• repelling
• defying
• bucking
• combating
• thwarting
• countering
• battling
• contesting
• challenging
• contradicting
• hindering
• obstructing
• stemming
• contending (with)
• disputing
• balking
• checking
• frustrating
• foiling
• baffling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• bowing (to)
• succumbing (to)
• surrendering (to)
• stooping (to)
• giving in (to)
• capitulating (to)
• knuckling under (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resisting

Adjective

There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Verb

In sportier modes, each wheel can counteract handling forces with up to 2,250 pounds of resisting force. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

It will be used to hold detainees facing charges for violating city ordinances — such as trespassing, theft, car break-ins, resisting arrest, assault and other offenses. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Productivity gains are suppressed not because the technology doesn’t work, but because the humans haven’t reorganized around it—and in this cycle, a meaningful share of them are actively resisting. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Police charged 12 teens with, among other things, curfew violations, resisting and delaying justice, and assault on a government official. — Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

The deputies yell at Stingley, in prone position, to stop resisting and at various times, one deputy kneels over Stingley, straddling his back and pressing his knee down on Stingley’s buttocks. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Once released from the hospital, police said the suspect will be booked at the Fullerton City Jail for charges including felony vandalism, resisting arrest and making threats. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 July 2026

The department urged visitors to stay alert in crowded tourist areas, use caution when walking or driving at night and avoid physically resisting if confronted during a robbery. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

At its center was Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), a man perpetually resisting the changing times who provocatively expressed his old-school views through blunt, matter-of-fact bigotry. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026