remain firm vs resist

remain firm and resist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remain firm	No	No	Yes	No
resist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resist is a hypernym of remain firm; that is, resist is a word with a broader meaning than remain firm:

remain firm: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
resist: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Other hypernyms of remain firm include hold out, stand firm, withstand.

remain firm (verb)	resist (verb)
hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
	withstand the force of something
	refuse to comply
	express opposition through action or words
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ