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resisting

verb

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Meaning

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Actively opposing or refusing to accept something, or preventing it from happening or having an effect.

Example Sentence

The protesters were resisting the new policy by holding signs and chanting slogans.

Usage Note

Used to describe actions where someone or something is actively fighting against an idea, force, or change, or trying to prevent something from happening.

Synonyms

opposing withstanding fighting defying enduring holding out

Antonyms

yielding submitting surrendering complying obeying accepting