Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Resistance

Nouns
  • resistance, stand, front, oppugnation
  • oppugnancy
  • opposition etc. Opposition
  • renitence, renitency
  • reluctation, recalcitration
  • kicking etc. v.. repulse, rebuff. insurrection etc. (disobedience) Disobedience
  • strike
  • turn out, lock out, barring out
  • Jacquerie
  • riot etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc.] Disorder.
Verbs
  • resist
  • not submit etc. Submission
  • repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand
  • stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against
  • stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out
  • hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm. breast the wave, breast the current
  • stem the tide, stem the torrent
  • face, confront, grapple with
  • show a bold front etc. (courage) [Absence of fear.] Courage
  • present a front
  • make a stand, take one's stand. kick, kick against
  • recalcitrate, kick against the pricks
  • oppose etc. Opposition
  • fly in the face of
  • lift the hand against etc. (attack) Attack
  • rise up in arms etc. (war) Warfare
  • strike, turn out
  • draw up a round robin etc. (remonstrate) Disapprobation
  • revolt etc. (disobey) Disobedience
  • take the bit between the teeth
  • sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay
  • repel, repulse.
Adjectives
Int
  • hands off!, keep off!