resisted

verb

past tense of resist
as in opposed
to refuse to give in to it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems

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Recent Examples of resisted But the young hitter didn’t feel comfortable with the motion of moving his hands and resisted the idea. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 June 2026 Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026 Major technology companies have resisted the changes advocates are calling for. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Simón owes his international success to his stellar results and to his tight bond with De La Fuente, who has largely resisted calls to give more playing time to his goalkeeping options with more accomplished club careers. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Though she was encouraged by her mother and boyfriend to turn her crocheting into a business, D'Agostini initially resisted the idea of creating what would eventually become By Winnie. — Aliyah Rodriguez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 Still, most agree the decision could inject overt partisan politics into agencies that have traditionally resisted it, eroding public trust in their rules and judgment, chilling enforcement and kicking off a cycle of regulatory whiplash. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The festival also featured various children and family activities, and a screening of a film by a community organizer in high school about how Black people have resisted oppression across time throughout Illinois. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resisted
  1. opposed
  2. fought
  3. withstood
Verb
  • All Democrats in Congress vehemently opposed the bill and three Senate Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina—voted against it.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Mayor Rusty Knox has been one of the voices opposed to expanding the lanes.
    — Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • Recently, the company withstood another setback when the New Glenn rocket exploded during a test firing on its launch pad in Florida.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
  • But the Knicks withstood the pressure.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Definition of withstood

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