Meanings
plural resistants
- A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
- A thing which resists.
comparative more resistant · superlative most resistant
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
- Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
1 more example
[…] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…]
1975, Daniel McMahon, C. Fred Fox, Developmental Biology: Pattern Formation, Gene Regulation, Addison Wesley LongmanSynonyms: sufferable, tolerant, patient, sufferable, tolerant
- mathematicsNot greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWhich is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
adjectiveimpervious to being affected
adjectivedisposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
adjectiveincapable of absorbing or mixing with
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchrésistant
- Englishresistant
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian съпротивляващ се, резистентен
- съпротивляващ се (săprotivljavašt se)that which makes resistance
- резистентен (rezistenten)that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- устойчив (ustojčiv)statistics
Catalan resistent, resistent
- resistenta person who resists
- resistentthat which makes resistance
- resistentthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Czech odolný
- odolnýthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Danish modstandsdygtig
- modstandsdygtigthat which makes resistance
Dutch verzetsstrijder
- verzetsstrijdera person who resists
Finnish vastarintaliikkeen jäsen, vastarintaa tekevä
- vastarintaliikkeen jäsena person who resists
- vastarintaa tekeväa person who resists
- vastustuskykyinenthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
French résistant, résistant
- résistanta person who resists
- résistantthat which makes resistance
- résistantthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
German Widerstandskämpfer, resistent
- Widerstandskämpfera person who resists
- resistentthat which makes resistance
- resistentthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- widerstandsfähigthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Polish przeciwnik, przeciwniczka
- przeciwnika person who resists
- przeciwniczkaa person who resists
- opornythat which makes resistance
- odpornythat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- opornythat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Portuguese resistente, resistente
- resistentea person who resists
- resistentethat which makes resistance
- resistentethat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Romanian rezistent, rezistent
- rezistentthat which makes resistance
- rezistentthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Spanish resistente, resistente
- resistentea person who resists
- resistentethat which makes resistance
- resistentethat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Swedish motståndskraftig, resistent
- motståndskraftigthat which makes resistance
- resistentthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- motståndskraftigthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Turkish dirençli, dirençli
- dirençlithat which makes resistance
- dirençlithat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- dayanıklıthat which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Ukrainian стійки́й, резисте́нтний
- стійки́й (stijkýj)that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- резисте́нтний (rezysténtnyj)that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
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Cite this entry
resistant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistant
“resistant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resistant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistant.
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