Meaning & use
Resists
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opposes, withstands, or refuses to comply with something
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The new coating resists rust even in salty sea air.
He resists any change to his daily routine.
A note on using this word
From Latin "resistere," meaning to stand back against; the -s ending marks the third-person singular present form of "resist."
Words with a similar meaning
withstandsopposes
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Words with an opposite meaning
yieldssuccumbs
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