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hold at bay(idiom, hold, control, check)
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hold up(verb, phrasal verb, block, delay)
3
keep at bay(verb, idiom, control, cut)
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pass up(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reject)
3
remain firm(verb, idiom, take, attack)
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struggle against(verb, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
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bottle up(repel, retaliate, repulse, riposte)
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brush off(verb, cut, check, separate)
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fight for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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fly in face of(verb, idiom, take, meet)
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fly in the face of(verb, idiom, take, attack)
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go up against(verb, idiom, take, meet)
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guard against(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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keep back(verb, keep, suppress, refuse)
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keep from(verb, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
2
keep off(verb, cut, check, separate)
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keep safe(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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lock horns(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
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provide sanctuary(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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push back(verb, cut, check, separate)
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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>