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resist

Entry Word:: resist
Function:: verb

Text: to refuse to give in to<it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems>Synonymsbuck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, withstandRelated Wordsbattle, combat, contend (with), counter; contest, dispute; baffle, balk, foil, frustrate, thwart; check, counter, hinder, obstruct, stemAntonymsbow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to)

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