Resist and Stop

Resist

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Stop and resist are semantically related in picket topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Resist", when it comes to topics like obstruction.

Nearby Words: resistance, resistant, resisted, resisting, resistive

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Synonyms for Stop

Antonyms for Stop

Resist and stop are semantically related in picket topic. Sometimes you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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Common collocations

attack	resist attack	stop attack
attempt	resist attempt	stop attempt
time	resist time	stop time
evil	resist evil	stop evil
Other words: invasion, curse, virus, attacks, bullets, attempts.

Both words in one sentence

He goes to the rumble to stop it happening, and tries to resist Bernardo's baiting, but it backfires horribly.

Source: Pacifism Backfire
The flashback is rather harrowing: his younger brother Rocinante is tearfully begging Doflamingo to stop, while his father doesn't try to resist and simply apologizes for not being a better father.

Source: Patricide
It's the Doctor, who knows that Sardick is the only one who can stop the crash, and who just couldn't resist a good Christmasey chimney entrance.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who 2010 CS "A Christmas Carol"

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