resistant
adjective
1. relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
Similar word(s): insusceptible, unsusceptible, immune
2. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- the new hybrid is more resistant to drought
Similar word(s): tolerable, tolerant
3. impervious to being affected
- resistant to the effects of heat
- resistant to persuasion
Similar word(s): imperviable, impervious
4. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Similar word(s): defiant, noncompliant, insubordinate, resistive
5. incapable of absorbing or mixing with
- plastic highly resistant to steam and water
Similar word(s): nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive, repellent
Sentences with resistant as an adjective:
- The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
noun
1. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
2. A thing which resists.