resistance
Definitions
Noun
- The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- A material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- The military action of resisting the enemy's advance
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- The capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
- A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- The degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- Group action in opposition to those in power
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "resistance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reassurance | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | reluctance | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | reappearance | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | repentance | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | transference | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | protuberance | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | recompense | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | resilience | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | preeminence | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | provenience | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | reemergence | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | resistence | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "resistance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | distance | 2 | 108 |
| 2 | assistance | 3 | 87 |
| 3 | instance | 2 | 82 |
| 4 | substance | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | residence | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | resist | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | renaissance | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | resonance | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | resisted | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | persistence | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | reassurance | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | reliance | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | stance | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | resistant | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | resisting | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | resistence | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | remittance | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | remittances | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | reinsurance | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | reitan | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "resistance" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resistance from | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "resistance" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "resistance" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strong | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | fierce | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | unexpected | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | attempt | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | corrosion | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "resistance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resistence | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 6
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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