🔄 Synonyms of "Resistant"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impervious | Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. |
| defiantnoun | Boldly resisting opposition. |
| insubordinatenoun | Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious. |
| resistive | (electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current. |
| repellentnoun | A substance or solution used to repel insects, dangerous animals, or other pests. |
| imperviable | impervious |
| unsusceptible | Not susceptible. |
| immunenoun | (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens. |
| insusceptible | Not susceptible. |
| nonabsorbent | Not absorbent; unable to absorb. |
| nonabsorptive | Not absorptive |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Resistant"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| repellentnoun | A substance or solution used to repel insects, dangerous animals, or other pests. |
| defiantnoun | Boldly resisting opposition. |
| insubordinatenoun | Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious. |
| immunenoun | (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens. |
| imperviable | impervious |
| impervious | Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. |
| unsusceptible | Not susceptible. |
| insusceptible | Not susceptible. |
| nonabsorbent | Not absorbent; unable to absorb. |
| nonabsorptive | Not absorptive |
| resistive | (electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current. |
| resistornoun | (electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it. |
| resistancenoun | The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist. |
| resiliencynoun | Synonym of resilience. |
| endurancenoun | The measure of a person's stamina or persistence. |
| persistent | Obstinately refusing to give up or let go. |
| staminanoun | The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc. |
| hard-wearing | Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable. |
| reticent | Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. |
| refractorynoun | Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. |
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