Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Resistant
Resistant adjective - Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.
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Synonyms for Resistant
Afraid and resistant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Resistant".
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- Also, one would presumably need to not be afraid of heights and be motion-sickness resistant.
- Contrast No Hero to His Valet, and Ignored Enamored Underling, where the underling isn't afraid of rejection and their boss isn't resistant; the boss just doesn't care for them romantically.
Source: Subordinate Excuse -
A massive structure built out of magic-resistant material, guards that aren't afraid to kill, cells where prisoners are chained to the wall and never let loose.
Source: The Alcatraz
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