resistant C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /rɪˈzɪstənt/ UK /rɪˈzɪstənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to withstand or opposing the effect of something The fabric is resistant to both water and stains. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to withstand or... imperviousunyieldingproofopposedunsusceptibleimmunetough ↔ Opposites susceptiblevulnerableyieldingreceptive Word family Derived forms resistantly Related forms resistresistanceresistorinsistpersist Etymology AI details From Latin resistens, present participle of resistere ('to withstand, oppose'), from re- ('against') + sistere ('to take a stand, cause to stand'). resistere Latin sistere Latin *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # resistant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /rɪˈzɪstənt/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˈzɪstənt/ ## Meanings 1. able to withstand or opposing the effect of something ## Examples - The fabric is resistant to both water and stains. ## Synonyms - impervious - unyielding - proof - opposed - unsusceptible - immune - tough ## Antonyms - susceptible - vulnerable - yielding - receptive ## Derived Forms - resistantly ## Related Forms - resist - resistance - resistor - insist - persist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: resistere - Root: sistere - Root: *steh₂- ## Etymology From Latin resistens, present participle of resistere ('to withstand, oppose'), from re- ('against') + sistere ('to take a stand, cause to stand'). ## AI Etymology Resistant is from Latin resistens, present participle of resistere ('to withstand, oppose'), from re- ('against') + sistere ('to take a stand, cause to stand'). In present-day use, it means able to withstand or opposing the effect of something. Derived formations include resistantly. Related vocabulary includes resist, resistance, resistor, insist, and persist. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown