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resist vs demonstrate

demonstrate vs resist

resist and demonstrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resist No No Yes No
demonstrate No No Yes No
As verbs, demonstrate is a hyponym of resist; that is, demonstrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resist:
  • resist: express opposition through action or words
  • demonstrate: march in protest; take part in a demonstration
Other hyponyms of resist include strike, walk out, march, arise, rebel, rise, rise up, rebel, renegade.
resist (verb) demonstrate (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
withstand the force of something provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
refuse to comply give an exhibition of to an interested audience
express opposition through action or words march in protest; take part in a demonstration
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Difference between resist and demonstrate

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