resistance

n

1. withstanding, opposition, contravention, counteraction; repugnance, repulsion, oppug-nance, repellence; stand, front, repulse, rebuff; defiance, refusal, oppugnancy, Rare. oppugnation; self-preservation, self-defense, protection, defense; recalcitrance, renitency, refractoriousness, obstinacy; rebelliousness, intransigence, stubbornness, contumacy.

2. insurgency, insubordination, mutiny, sedition, insurrection, revolt; uprising, riot, strike; protest, demonstration, boycott; collision, clash, contention, fight, struggle; encounter, confrontation, crossing, combat.

3. impediment, hindrance, obstruction, obstacle; preclusion, prevention, proscription, prohibition, interdiction; frustration, thwarting, inhibition.