resist vs controvert
controvert vs resistresist and controvert both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| resist | No | No | Yes | No |
| controvert | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
controvert is a hypernym of
resist; that is, controvert is a
word with a broader meaning than resist:
- resist: express opposition through action or words
- controvert: be resistant to
Other hypernyms of resist include
contradict, oppose.
| resist (verb) | controvert (verb) |
|---|---|
| stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | prove to be false or incorrect |
| withstand the force of something | be resistant to |
| 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 |
Words related to "resist"
- arise
- balk
- baulk
- beggar
- contradict
- controvert
- defect
- defend
- defy
- demonstrate
- desert
- disobey
- dissent
- elude
- escape
- fend
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- hold
- hold off
- hold out
- hold up
- jib
- march
- oppose
- outbrave
- protest
- react
- rebel
- refuse
- reject
- remain firm
- renegade
- resistance
- resistant
- resister
- resistive
- respond
- rise
- rise up
- stand
- stand firm
- stand out
- stand up
- strike
- surrender
- walk out
- withstand
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