re·sis·tant
ri-ˈzi-stənt 
: giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance
—often used in combination
wrinkle-resistant clothes
a drug-resistant strain of virus
Examples of resistant in a Sentence
Adjective
These plants are resistant to cold temperatures.
He became resistant to the medication.
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Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
North Korea’s political old guard may be resistant to change, but Kim need point no further than China and Vietnam to show how ruling parties in communist states can retain power while encouraging rapid economic growth.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
These roles are often in healthcare, education, and human services, and are largely recession resistant and continue to see growing demand, especially with our aging population and social care needs rising.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
As human rights grew as an important organizing concept in the 1960s and the 1970s around the world, U.S. presidents were largely resistant to incorporating it into U.S. foreign policy decision-making.
—Time, 21 May 2025
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Adjective
Punch likened the grant terminations to only partially treating tuberculosis, which allows the highly infectious disease to become resistant to medicine.
—Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
North Korea’s political old guard may be resistant to change, but Kim need point no further than China and Vietnam to show how ruling parties in communist states can retain power while encouraging rapid economic growth.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
These roles are often in healthcare, education, and human services, and are largely recession resistant and continue to see growing demand, especially with our aging population and social care needs rising.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
As human rights grew as an important organizing concept in the 1960s and the 1970s around the world, U.S. presidents were largely resistant to incorporating it into U.S. foreign policy decision-making.
—Time, 21 May 2025
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“Resistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resistant. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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resistant
adjective
re·sis·tant
variants
also resistent
: giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance
—often used in combination
a drug-resistant strain of virus
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