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withstand(verb, support, stop, action, hold)
33
oppose(verb, support, stop, action, hold)
24
repel(verb, support, action, control, force)
23
defy(verb, support, break, take, force)
19
fight(verb, hold, break, take, cut)
13
dispute(verb, support, take, force, cut)
13
endure(verb, support, take, force, meet)
12
combat(verb, support, break, force, check)
9
buck(verb, support, take, force, cut)
9
contest(verb, support, take, force, meet)
9
hold(verb, attack, keep, oppose)
8
contend(verb, hold, take, meet, attack)
8
prevent(verb, stop, hold, attack, separate)
8
rebel(verb, disturb, disregard, oppose)
8
revolt(verb, stop, disturb, disregard)
8
stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
8
traverse(verb, support, break, take, force)
8
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, hold)
7
battle(verb, hold, meet, attack)
7
fend off(verb, expression, hold, control, cut)
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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>