resist

Definition

Examples

Some staff resist change when new software is introduced.

Word Family

Synonyms

• opposebe against; express opposition to
• withstandresist or confront with resistance
• defyresist or confront with resistance

Collocations

• Easy cannot resist chocolate cake
  a collocation phrase: cannot resist chocolate cake
• Medium resist pressure from aggressive salesmen
  to resist pressure from aggressive salesmen, meaning to elude, especially in a baffling way
• Hard resist authoritarian corporate governance mandates
  to resist authoritarian corporate governance mandates, meaning to elude, especially in a baffling way
• Very Hard resist temptation to take shortcuts during audits
  to resist temptation to take shortcuts during audits, meaning to elude, especially in a baffling way