unresistant

U1N1R1E1S1I1S1T1A1N1T1

adjective

Not resistant

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveunresistant (comparative more unresistant, superlative most unresistant)

comparative more unresistant · superlative most unresistant

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishresistant
  9. Englishunresistant

From un- + resistant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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