Resist and Submit

Resist

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
Usage example: it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems

Submit is an antonym for resist.

Submit

Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

Resist is an antonym for submit in topics: comply, present.

Nearby Words: submission, submitted, submitting

Common collocations

rule resist rule submit rule
bit resist bit submit bit
orders resist orders submit orders
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