10 Letter Words for Resistance
ancestries, resistance, senatrices
9 Letter Words for Resistance
arsenites, atrienses, canisters, centiares, cineastes, cisternae, creasiest, creatines, encraties, increases, intercess, irateness, iterances, nectaries, reascents, resiances, resinates, sarcenets, scenaries, scenarist, secretins, sectaries, sincerest, stearines, teariness, tesseraic
8 Letter Words for Resistance
aeriness, aneretic, anestric, arcsines, arenites, arsenics, arsenite, artiness, assenter, canister, carniest, casernes, castries, cateress, centares, centesis, centiare, centries, cerasein, cerasins, cerastes, ceratins, ceresins, cestrian, cineaste, cineasts, cinereas, cisterna, cisterns, crantses, creatine, earnests, ecrasite, encastre, enterics, enticers, essentia, etesians, incerate, increase, inescate, interess, irascent, iterance, nacrites, narcists, necessar, raciness, reascent, reassent, reenacts, resiance, resiants, resinate, retsinas, sancties, sarcenet, sarsenet, scantier, scanties, scariest, scienter, scrienes, secretin, senaries, sentries, seriates, sericate, sistence, snariest, stainers, starnies, stearine, stearins, tacrines, tecassir, teniases, trainees, trenises, tresance
7 Letter Words for Resistance
acetine, acetins, actress, aeriest, ancress, anestri, anseres, antsier, arcsine, arcsins, arenite, arsenic, arsines, artsies, ascents, ascites, asterin, atresic, cairene, caniest, canters, cantier, careens, carites, carnets, carnies, caseine, caseins, caserne, caserns, casinet, cassene, cassine, cassite, casters, censers, centare, centers, centiar, cerasin, cerates, ceratin, ceresin, cerises, cerites, certain, cessant, cetanes, ceteris, cineast, cinerea, cistern, citrean, citrene, creases, creates, crenate, cresset, cretins, crinate, crisset, cristae, cristas, earnest, easiest, eastern, easters, ecartes, ectases, ectasis, encases, enraces, ensears, entases, entasis, enteria, enteric, enticer, entices, entires, entries, eranist, estrins, etesian, incests, increst, insecta, insects, inserts, instars, nacrite, narciss, narcist, nastier, nasties, nearest, nectars, nerites, nesters, raciest, racists, ratines, recanes, recants, recasts, recites, reenact, renests, rescans, reseats, resects, resents, resiant, resites, restain, retains, retinas, retines, retsina, sacrist, saeters, sairest, santirs, sarcine, sarnies, sarsnet, sateens, satires, scanter, scenist, scenite, scenter, scernes, screens, scriene, scrines, seances, searces, searest, seaters, secants, secerns, secrate, secreta, secrets, seiners, seitans, seitens, senaite, senates, senecas, sensate, sereins, seriate, sericea, serines, sestina, sestine, sincere, sinters, sirenes, sistern, stainer, stances, starnie, steanes, steares, stearic, stearin, sterics, strains, strenes, strines, tacrine, tanrecs, tansies, teasers, tenaces, tenrecs, tercine, tessera, tierces, tirasse, tisanes, trainee, trances, transes, trenise, trienes
6 Letter Words for Resistance
aceite, acerin, acetin, acrite, actine, actins, aeries, aesces, airest, anesis, anetic, anises, anteri, antics, antres, arcsin, aretes, arisen, arises, ariste, arsine, artics, arties, ascent, ascite, assent, assert, asteer, astern, asters, cairns, caisse, caners, canier, canter, careen, carene, caress, carest, carets, carien, caries, carnet, carses, cartes, casein, casern, cassie, casten, caster, castes, caters, cearin, ceases, ceinte, censer, censes, centai, centas, center, centra, cerate, cerias, cerine, cerise, cerite, cernes, certes, certie, certis, cesare, cesser, cestas, cetane, cetera, cinter, cistae, citers, citess, cranes, cranet, crants, crases, crasis, crates, creant, crease, create, crenae, crenas, crests, cretan, cretin, criant, crines, crinet, crises, crissa, crista, ctenes, easers, easier, easies, easter, eaters, ecarte, ecesis, ecrase, enacts, enates, enatic, encase, encist, eniacs, enrace, ensate, ensear, enseat, enstar, entera, enters, entice, entier, enties, entire, entrec, entria, erases, erects, ericas, ernest, escars, eserin, essart, essera, esters, estrin, incast, incest, inerts, insect, inseer, insert, insets, instar, inters, nacres, nasser, nastic, neater, nectar, nereis, nerita, nerite, nessie, nester, nicest, nieces, niters, racine, racist, raines, raises, rances, ranees, ranses, rateen, ratine, reacts, reasts, reates, recane, recant, recase, recast, recent, recess, recite, recits, reests, reises, reists, renate, renies, rentes, rescan, reseat, resect, resent, resets, resina, resins, resist, resite, resits, restes, restis, retain, reties, retina, retine, rinses, saeter, saices, sainte, saints, sanest, sanies, sansei, santee, santir, sarins, sarnie, sarsen, sasine, sateen, satine, satins, satire, scants, scares, scarts, scenas, scenes, scents, scerne, scient, scraes, scrans, scrats, screen, screes, screet, scries, scrine, scrite, seance, searce, seater, secant, secern, secret, seiner, seines, seiren, seitan, seiten, senate, seneca, sensei, seracs, serais, serein, serena, serest, series, serine, serins, sestia, setier, sients, siesta, sinter, sirene, sirens, sisten, sister, sistra, sitars, snares, snaste, sneers, sneest, snirts, stains, stairs, stance, stanes, staree, stares, starns, steane, steans, steare, stears, steens, steers, steins, stenar, stenia, steres, steric, sterin, sterns, stires, straes, strain, streen, strene, striae, strine, tanier, tanrec, tasers, tasser, tassie, teaser, teases, tenace, teniae, tenias, tenrec, tensas, tenser, tenses, terais, terass, terces, tercia, ternes, tessin, tierce, tineas, tisane, traces, trains, trance, transe, treens, tresis, triace, triacs, tricae, trices, triene, triens, trines
5 Letter Words for Resistance
acers, acier, acies, acnes, acres, acris, actin, aeric, aerie, aesir, ainee, airns, airts, ancre, anise, anser, antes, antic, antis, antre, arces, arent, arest, arete, arets, aries, arise, arist, arite, arnee, arsis, artic, asset, aster, astir, astre, atees, atren, caese, cains, cairn, caner, canes, canis, canst, cants, cares, caret, carne, carns, carse, carte, carts, caser, cases, casse, caste, casts, cater, cates, cease, ceint, cense, centi, cents, ceras, cerat, ceres, ceria, cerin, cerne, certs, cesar, cesse, cesta, ceste, cesti, cetes, cetin, cines, cires, cista, cists, citee, citer, cites, craie, crain, crane, crans, crass, crate, creen, crena, cress, crest, creta, crete, cries, crine, crise, criss, crits, csnet, ctene, earns, earst, easer, eases, easts, eaten, eater, ecart, enact, enate, encia, enets, eniac, ensis, entea, enter, entia, entre, entsi, erase, erect, erica, erics, ernes, erses, escar, esnes, essen, ester, estre, etens, etnas, icers, inact, incas, incra, inert, insea, insee, inset, instr, inter, intra, irate, irena, irene, isere, iters, nacre, narcs, nares, naric, naris, nates, nears, neats, necia, neist, nerts, nests, neter, netes, nicer, niece, nisse, niter, races, raine, rains, raise, raits, rance, ranee, rants, rasen, rasse, rates, react, reais, reans, reast, reate, recit, recti, reens, reest, reice, reina, reins, reist, renet, rente, rents, resat, reset, resin, resit, rests, retan, retes, retia, retie, retin, riant, rices, rines, rinse, risen, rises, rissa, rites, sacre, saice, saics, saine, sains, saint, sairs, saist, sanct, saner, sanes, sanit, sansi, sants, sarin, saris, sasin, sates, satin, satis, scans, scant, scare, scarn, scars, scart, scase, scats, sceat, scena, scene, scent, scian, scrae, scran, scrat, scree, scrin, scrit, seans, seare, sears, sease, seats, secre, sects, seers, seine, seirs, seise, senas, sence, senit, sensa, sense, sente, senti, sents, serac, serai, seres, seric, serin, serta, sesti, setae, sicer, sices, siena, siens, sient, siest, since, sines, siren, sires, sitar, sites, snare, snars, snast, sneer, snees, snies, snirt, snite, snits, stain, stair, stane, stare, starn, stars, stean, stear, steen, steer, stein, stens, stere, steri, stern, sties, stine, stire, stirs, strae, stria, taces, tains, tairn, taise, tares, tarie, tarin, tarns, tarse, tarsi, taser, tasse, tears, tease, teens, teers, teise, tenai, tenes, tenia, tense, terai, teras, terce, terna, terne, terns, terse, tiars, ticer, tices, tiens, tiers, tinca, tinea, tines, tires, tisar, trace, train, trans, trass, treas, treen, trees, tress, triac, trias, trica, trice, tries, trina, trine, trins, tsere, tsine
4 Letter Words for Resistance
acer, aces, acne, acre, acts, aine, ains, aint, aire, airn, airs, airt, aits, ance, anes, anet, anis, anre, ansi, ante, anti, ants, arcs, aren, ares, aret, aris, arni, arte, arts, asci, asin, asse, assi, assn, asst, astr, ates, atis, cain, cair, cane, cans, cant, care, carn, cars, cart, case, cass, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cees, cene, cens, cent, cera, cere, cern, cert, cess, cest, cete, ceti, cine, cira, cire, cist, cite, cits, cran, cres, crin, cris, crit, crts, eans, earn, ears, ease, east, eats, eine, eira, eire, enes, ense, entr, eras, erat, eres, eria, eric, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, erst, esca, eses, esne, esse, ests, etas, eten, etic, etna, iare, icer, ices, inca, incr, inst, inta, intr, iran, ires, isnt, itas, iter, nace, nais, narc, nare, nasi, nast, natr, nats, near, neat, neer, neet, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, nice, nies, nist, nits, nsec, race, rain, rais, rait, rane, rant, rast, rate, rats, rean, recs, rect, reen, rees, reet, rein, reit, rent, rest, rete, rets, rias, rice, ries, rine, rins, risc, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, sacs, saic, sain, sair, sais, sane, sans, sant, sare, sari, sars, sart, sate, sati, scan, scar, scat, scet, scsi, sean, sear, seas, seat, secs, sect, seen, seer, sees, seir, seis, seit, sena, sene, sens, sent, sere, sers, sert, sese, seta, sets, sian, sice, sics, sien, sier, sina, sine, sins, sire, sirs, sise, sist, sita, site, sits, snar, snee, snit, srac, sris, star, sten, ster, stie, stir, stra, stre, tace, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, tare, tari, tarn, tars, tass, tean, tear, teas, teca, teen, teer, tees, tene, tens, tera, tern, tiar, tice, tics, tien, tier, ties, tinc, tine, tins, tire, trac, tree, tres, trie, trin, trna, tsia
3 Letter Words for Resistance
ace, act, aer, aes, ain, air, ais, ait, anc, ane, ans, ant, arc, are, arn, ars, art, ase, ass, ast, ate, cai, can, car, cat, cee, cen, cer, cia, cie, cir, cis, cit, cns, crs, crt, csi, cst, cte, ctn, ctr, cts, ean, ear, eas, eat, ect, eec, een, eer, eir, enc, ene, ens, era, ere, ern, ers, ert, esc, ese, esr, ess, est, eta, etc, ice, inc, ins, int, ira, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nar, nas, nat, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, rai, ran, ras, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, rei, res, ria, rie, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, sac, sai, san, sar, sat, sci, scr, sct, sea, sec, see, sei, sen, ser, set, sic, sie, sin, sir, sis, sit, sri, sse, sta, str, tai, tan, tar, tas, tea, tec, tee, ten, ter, tes, tic, tie, tin, tis, tra, tri, trs, tsi, tss
Definitions for Resistance
[1] the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
[2] the opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to another.
[3] Electricity . Also called ohmic resistance. a property of a conductor by virtue of which the passage of current is opposed, causing electric energy to be transformed into heat: equal to the voltage across the conductor divided by the current flowing in the conductor: usually measured in ohms. Abbreviation : R a conductor or coil offering such opposition; resistor.
[4] Psychiatry . opposition to an attempt to bring repressed thoughts or feelings into consciousness.
[5] (often initial capital letter ) an underground organization composed of groups of private individuals working as an opposition force in a conquered country to overthrow the occupying power, usually by acts of sabotage, guerrilla warfare, etc.: the resistance during the German occupation in World War II.
[6] Stock Exchange . resistance level.
[7] the act or an instance of resisting
[8] the capacity to withstand something, esp the body's natural capacity to withstand disease
[9] the opposition to a flow of electric current through a circuit component, medium, or substance. It is the magnitude of the real part of the impedance and is measured in ohms Symbol: R Compare reactance (def. 1) (as modifier ) resistance coupling ; a resistance thermometer
[10] any force that tends to retard or oppose motion air resistance ; wind resistance
[11] (in psychoanalytical theory) the tendency of a person to prevent the translation of repressed thoughts and ideas from the unconscious to the conscious and esp to resist the analyst's attempt to bring this about
[12] physics the magnitude of the real part of the acoustic or mechanical impedance
[13] line of least resistance the easiest, but not necessarily the best or most honourable, course of action
[14] See passive resistance
[15] the Resistance an illegal organization fighting for national liberty in a country under enemy occupation, esp in France during World War II
Words related to Resistance
intransigence, support, refusal, fight, protection, struggle, defiance, battle, counteraction, contention, combat, cover, screen, watch, detention, friction, check, obstruction, impediment, stand
Words nearby Resistance
resinoid, resinous, resipiscence, resist, resist printing, resistance, resistance level, resistance plasmid, resistance thermometer, resistance training, resistance transfer factor
Origin of Resistance
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French. See resist, -ance
Other words from Resistance
in·ter·re·sist·ance , noun
Synonyms for Resistance
battle, defiance, fight, intransigence, protection, refusal, struggle, support, blocking, check, combat, contention, counteraction, cover, detention, friction, hindrance, holding, impedance, impediment, obstruction, rebuff, retardation, safeguard, screen, shield, stand, watch, halting, impeding, parrying, protecting, striking back, warding off, withstanding