Nonresistant and Resistant

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Nonresistant adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

Usage example: the nonresistant arrest of most of the demonstrators

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Resistant adjective - Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.

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Nonresistant is an antonym for resistant.

Nearby Words: resist, resistance, resistivity

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