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What is another word for resistant?

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Adjective

Immune or not susceptible to being affected by something

Physical tough or durable

Opposed or hostile to something, such as a rule or idea

Having a repugnance or opposition of mind

Not capable of being physically destroyed

Difficult to move, remove, or cure

Showing or feeling active or hostile opposition towards someone or something

Not allowing passage, typically fluid or gas

Able to withstand

Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure

(lost to) Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

Too powerful to be defeated or overcome

Stubborn or unreceptive to new ideas or information

Someone not affected, as by a disease

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Immune or not susceptible to being affected by something

“Dentin is relatively resistant to the harsh effects of decalcifying fluids, but special care must be taken to avoid damage to the pulp.”

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Physical tough or durable

difficult to keep down

armoured^UK

armored^US

moulded^UK

molded^US

in good physical shape

in good physical condition

sound in body and limb

the picture of health

as tough as old boots

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

toughened by experience

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“The ideal composter must have inbuilt thermal insulation with hard and resistant walls, as well as sufficient ventilation.”

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Opposed or hostile to something, such as a rule or idea

disinclined to accept

obstinately disobedient

without law and order

standing one's ground

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“Remember that compared to other children, defiant children are very challenging and very resistant to discipline.”

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Having a repugnance or opposition of mind

baulking^UK

balking^US

have misgivings about

have reservations about

boggle at

think twice about

not have the heart to

unfavorable^US

unfavourably disposed to

having no use for

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Not capable of being physically destroyed

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Difficult to move, remove, or cure

until the cows come home

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Showing or feeling active or hostile opposition towards someone or something

Adjective

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Not allowing passage, typically fluid or gas

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Able to withstand

Adjective

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Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure

chiseled^US

chiselled^UK

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(lost to) Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery

Adjective

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

full of determination

as stubborn as a mule

not giving an inch

settled

standing one's ground

sticking to one's guns

peremptory

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

fossilized^US

proof against persuasion

fossilised^UK

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

committed to the idea of

meaning what one says

focused^US

focussed^UK

not backward in coming forward

full of get-up-and-go

having killer instinct

beyond a shadow of a doubt

intensely competitive

as tough as old boots

recognized^US

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

nose to the grindstone

not subject to change

colourful^UK

colorful^US

honorable^US

honourable^UK

recognised^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of beans

full of vim and vigour

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Too powerful to be defeated or overcome

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Stubborn or unreceptive to new ideas or information

Noun

Someone not affected, as by a disease

nonaffected

unaffected

uninfected

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