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Resistant vs Resisted - What's the difference?

resistant | resisted |

As verbs the difference between resistant and resisted

is that resistant is while resisted is (resist).

As a noun resistant

is resistant.

As an adjective resistant

is resistant.

resistant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  • A thing which resists.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
  • Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
  • The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
  • (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
  • Derived terms

    * resistantly

    See also

    * robust

    References

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    Anagrams

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    resisted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (resist)
  • Anagrams

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    resist

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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  • To withstand the actions of.
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  • To oppose.
  • (obsolete) To be distasteful to.
  • * 1608 , , II. iii. 29:
  • These cates resist me,

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Derived terms

    * resistance

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * obey * submit

    Derived terms

    * irresistible * irresistibly * resistance * resistant * resistantly * resistible * resistibly * resistive * resistively * resistless * resistlessly * resistor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A protective coating or covering. Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
  • Anagrams

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