nonresistant

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adjective

Not resistant.

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liablenonimmuneunresistantsusceptiblecompliant
OriginEnglish resistant ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonresistant (not comparable)

alternative non-resistant

  1. not comparableNot resistant.
nounnonresistant (plural nonresistants)

plural nonresistants · alternative non-resistant

  1. One who does not take part in a resistance movement.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(often followed by ‘to’) likely to be affected with

Similar
liablenonimmuneunresistantsusceptible

adjectiveoffering no resistance, compliant

Similar
compliant
Also see
compliantliablenonimmuneunresistant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishresistant
  15. Englishnonresistant

From non- + resistant.

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Translations

Polish bezoporny
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

transtension
Cite this entry
APA

nonresistant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonresistant

MLA

“nonresistant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonresistant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonresistant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonresistant.

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