resistant

/ɹɪzˈɪstənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
2. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
   “the plant is tolerant of saltwater”
3. impervious to being affected
   “resistant to the effects of heat”
4. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
5. incapable of absorbing or mixing with
   “a water-repellent fabric”

Synonyms for resistant

• immune
• unsusceptible
• tolerant
• tolerable
• impervious
• insubordinate
• resistive
• defiant
• repellent
• nonabsorbent

Words that rhyme with resistant

• distant
• consistent
• persistent
• existent
• inconsistent
• assistant
• insistent
• nonexistent