resistant

resistant
adj
1. withstanding, repellent, defiant, opposing, antagonistic, counteractive; repugnant, clashing, reactionary, oppugnant, dissident; indomitable, die-hard, intractable, obstreperous; belligerent, bellicose, hostile; insubordinate, rebellious, disobedient; obstinate, stubborn, recalcitrant, renitent, contumacious; restive, recusant, refractory; riotous, wild, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, indocile, incorrigible.
2. immovable, unsubmissive, unyielding, uncomplying; obstructive, retardant, reluctant; opposed, at odds, disagreeing, unwilling, averse; intransigent, inflexible, willful, uncompromising, headstrong, stiff-necked.
3. hard, tough, resistive, firm, solid, strong; tight, proof, rigid, stiff; fireproof, asbestine, flame-resistant, flame-retardant, flameproof, rustproof; waterproof, watertight; soundproof, airtight, hermetic, leakproof; bulletproof, armored, shatterproof, bombproof, shellproof; burglarproof, impregnable, foolproof.

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