Like
Like verb - To wish to have.
Resist
Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, if you try to inhale it (like for any other common enemy) it will completely resist it and instead transform.
Source: Demonic Spiders / Platformers -
Despite lacking obvious means of attack like with Pyrokinesis and Telekinesis, they can use a Faux Flame to burn, though resolute heroes may resist, or making a gaping hole seem like an even floor.
Source: Master of Illusion -
In part 1 of the film version of Deathly Hallows, Mad-Eye Moody claims that Polyjuice Potion "tastes roughly like goblin piss", and Fred Weasley can't resist making a joke about how Moody knows what goblin piss tastes like.
Source: It Tastes Like Feet
Cite this Source
Resist and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/resist
Like & Resist. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/resist>.
Resist or Like. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/resist.
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