resist
Definitions
Verb
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
- Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- Express opposition through action or words
- Withstand the force of something
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- Refuse to comply
Fragment
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Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "resist".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resistance | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | resist | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | resisted | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | irresistible | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | resistors | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | resistant | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | resisting | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | irresistibly | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | resists | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | resistence | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | resistiveness | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "resist".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | produced | 2 | 90 |
| 2 | greatest | 2 | 88 |
| 3 | reduced | 2 | 79 |
| 4 | promised | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | released | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | protest | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | processed | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | reversed | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | rehearsed | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | traversed | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | professed | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | richest | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | brightest | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | gravest | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | greenest | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | grimaced | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | prefaced | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | provost | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | recessed | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | bravest | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | briefest | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | broadest | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | cruelest | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | prevost | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | proudest | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | rejoiced | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | rightist | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | roughest | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | shrewdest | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | armrest | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | brownest | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | druggist | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | freshest | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | grimmest | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | precast | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | premised | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | racist | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | rapist | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | rarest | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | rearrest | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | recast | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | reddest | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | retest | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | riposte | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | rivest | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | robust | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | rudest | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | trappist | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | trivest | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "resist".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rest | 1 | 163 |
| 2 | resisted | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | resistors | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | resisting | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | resistant | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | resides | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | resins | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | respite | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | resists | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | resigns | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | reist | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | desist | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | rist | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | ress | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | reservist | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | reit | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | reis | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | revisit | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | resnais | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | reister | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "resist" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "resist" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to resist | 1 | 4 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "resist" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "resist".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 11
Sound Alikes: 49
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Peter Obi Warns Governors Against 2027 Election Rigging, Says Nigerians Will Resist
Nov 4, 2026 Arise News
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Lagos residents, CSOs to resist ban on ‘unauthorised’ boreholes
Nov 5, 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
Nov 5, 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
Commentary: In small-town Kentucky, finding 'all the more reason to resist'
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The NY Islanders should resist the temptation of Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov
Oct 31, 2026 Eyes On Isles
Oct 31, 2026 Eyes On Isles
Siang Valley communities resist 11,500 MW dam as 'arrests, militarisation' spark rights concerns
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Nov 2, 2026 Counterview