resist

Meanings

• elude, especially in a baffling way
• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
• express opposition through action or words
• withstand the force of something
  • "The trees resisted her"
• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
• refuse to comply

Synonyms

balk, baulk, defy, dissent, fend, hold out, jib, protest, refuse, reject, stand, stand firm, withstand