resistance

Attempts to stop or refuse something, especially a change or someone’s actions.

• The plan met strong resistance.
• Many workers showed resistance to the changes.
• The soldiers advanced without meeting any resistance.

How to use it: resistance to something (There was strong resistance to the proposal.)

Similar words: opposition, defiance

Opposites: acceptance

Common phrases: resistance to something, meet resistance, strong resistance

A force that slows movement or makes it harder for something to move.

• Air resistance slows the ball.
• The swimmer pushed against the resistance of the water.
• Turning the dial increases the resistance during exercise.

Similar words: drag, opposing force

Common phrases: air resistance, water resistance, against resistance

A secret group that fights against an occupying army or government to free its country.

• She joined the resistance during the war.
• Resistance fighters hid supplies in the forest.
• The resistance passed secret messages between occupied towns.

Similar words: resistance movement, underground

Common phrases: join the resistance, resistance movement, resistance fighters

How much a material or part limits the flow of electricity through it.

• This wire has low resistance.
• Electrical resistance is measured in ohms.
• The resistance increases as the wire gets hotter.

Similar words: electrical resistance

Common phrases: electrical resistance, high resistance, measure resistance