Pervious and Resistant

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Pervious adjective - Admitting of passage or entrance.

Usage example: pervious soil

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Resistant is an antonym for pervious.

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

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Pervious is an antonym for resistant.

Nearby Words: resist, resistance, resistivity

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Resistant and Pervious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pervious/resistant

Pervious & Resistant. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pervious/resistant>.

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