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hold out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, take)
9
turn down(verb, phrasal verb, cut, attack)
8
stand up to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
8
ward off(verb, phrasal verb, action, hold)
7
fend off(verb, hold, control, cut)
7
stand firm(verb, idiom, take, bear)
5
go against(verb, phrasal verb, break, check)
5
hold back(verb, stop, control, cut)
5
hold out against(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, attack)
4
fight back(verb, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
4
grapple with(verb, take, meet, oppose)
4
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
stand up(verb, phrasal verb, keep, overcome)
4
stand up against(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, take)
3
be proof against(verb, idiom, resistance, survive)
3
bear up against(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, keep)
3
beat off(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
conflict with(verb, phrasal verb, break, disregard)
3
drive back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
go counter to(verb, idiom, disregard, ignore)
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APASmart Define. (2016). resist thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/resist/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "resist thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/resist/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, resist thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/resist/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "resist thesaurus" 15 January 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/resist/thesaurus/synonyms>