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Synonyms of RESISTANCES

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RESISTANCES: definition and more

20 synonyms in 11 meanings 17 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of RESISTANCES by meaning

noun

  1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

  2. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

  3. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

    Also: electric resistance, electrical resistance, ohmic resistance.

  4. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

  5. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

  6. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

  7. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

  8. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

  9. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

  10. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

  11. group action in opposition to those in power