UNRESISTANT Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

unresistant

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈzi-stənt

Definition of unresistant

as in vulnerable

lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack a weakened immune system that rendered him unresistant to pneumonia

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as in resigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistance the kitten was surprisingly unresistant when the vet examined her

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Recent Examples of unresistant Yet what has been most striking, in the years since Heller, is how generally unresistant Justices and judges have been to that interpretation. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021

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Adjective

The song is written as a conversation with that mythic other woman, who Parton confronts here in a way that manages to come across as both extremely vulnerable and drawing on a huge reserve of strength.

— Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
For someone vulnerable to an eating disorder, [pressure] from social media, celebrity images, or the growing visibility of GLP-1 medications can reinforce restriction and the belief that their body is somehow not small enough.

— Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of vulnerable

Adjective

There’s no wonder or dread in this future — just the resigned acceptance that nothing is remarkable, despite all the nifty gadgets everyone has.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Liz Alvarado skillfully broadens this figure from a resigned, knowing older woman committed to marrying for security, to believably revealing dormant feelings within her that tamped down her first-and-only true enamorado Diego.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 12 May 2026

Definition of resigned

Adjective

Their protection schemes might expect edge rushers, but both Van Ginkel and Turner could drift backward, making the interior more susceptible.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Therapists, being human, are susceptible to biases and errors during demanding sessions, which can occur before, during, or after client interactions.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

Muslims who are peace-loving and helpless also need a hand up.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Yes, there were moments of humor, such as getting magic potions around the campfire at the end of each stage by whacking helpless little elves, but most of it was played straight, to great effect.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of helpless

Adjective

The system was used to explore how mobile robotics could extend the reach of passive drone detection into forward or hazardous areas while operators remained elsewhere in the battlespace.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
He is then absorbed into a government system under which people without work are assigned mandatory tasks to prevent them from becoming too passive.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of passive

Adjective

In the current setup, teams select players that other teams leave unprotected and then must carry that player on their big-league roster for a full year.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Splitting the shot up decreases vaccination rates and leaves children unprotected over a longer period, experts say.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of unprotected

Adjective

Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria will increase as nonresistant bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.

— Andre Hudson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2021
The complaint accuses the police officers, Jordan Belchamber and Christino Quinonez, of failing to immediately intervene upon seeing Zapata Hernandez being restrained — handcuffed, nonresistant and facedown — on the pavement.

— Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021

Definition of nonresistant

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